UK needs more wetlands, say conservationists

Large areas of wetland need to be created in the next 50 years to protect wildlife, reduce flood risks and store carbon, conservationists say today. According to the Wetland Vision Partnership, England has lost 90% of its wetlands in the past 1,000 years. Carrie Hume, its project manager, said: "Wetlands offer natural flood storage and improved water quality, lock away huge amounts of carbon, provide havens for wildlife and fantastic places for people to visit." One of the partnership's schemes is the Great Fen project, which aims to create 3,700 hectares of wetland between Huntingdon and Peterborough.
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