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Wetlands

River of money flows to Thames as it wins global conservation prize
Guardian Unlimited | 12 Oct 2010
London's mighty river was declared a dead zone 50 years ago - but now it is full of life and has been rewarded for its resurgence. In the 1950s it was declared biologically dead – a heavily polluted river that was a far cry from the days when it was admired by William Wordsworth, Claude Monet and the Three Men in a Boat of Jerome K Jerome's book.

Plan to bring back 'lost' wetlands
The Independent | 01 Sep 2009
Good news for the bittern and the crane, for water voles and eels, for dragonflies and butterflies, and for anyone who loves wildlife. Marshes, reedbeds, fenlands, peat bogs, meres and ponds across the country are to be restored and recreated in a massive exercise to bring back England's lost wetlands.

Biodiversity | Wetlands

Wetland project progresses
Green Consumer Guide | 07 Jul 2006
The UKs largest man-made wetland was created this week as the sea wall at Wallasea Island in Essex was breached, Defra has announced.

Wetlands | Wildlife Conflicts

Sea change turns farmland into marsh
Guardian Unlimited | 06 Jul 2006
Wallasea again surrendered some of its land to the sea, but this time the dismantling of the protective wall was deliberate, to create the country's biggest wetland area.

Wetlands

Huge marine wetland starts life
BBC | 05 Jul 2006
A 300m section of a sea wall has been breached to begin the creation of the UK's largest man-made marine wetland.

Wetlands

Flood scheme recreates ancient Essex wetlands
Guardian Unlimited | 05 Jul 2006
Coastal flood defences in Essex are being breached today to create the UK's largest man-made marine wetland in a government-funded scheme to protect endangered wading birds such as avocets.

Wetlands | Wildlife Conflicts

Water firms 'damaging wetlands'
BBC | 26 Jun 2006
Water companies are damaging wetland habitats - crucial to birds and other wildlife - because they are pumping too much water out of them, the RSPB says.

Biodiversity Conservation | Wetlands

US court fails to decide wetlands regulation
today.reuters.co.uk | 20 Jun 2006
A splintered U.S. Supreme Court failed on Monday to decide whether the federal government can regulate wetlands away from navigable waters in a case that provided the first indication of anti-environmentalist views by President George W. Bush's two appointees.

National Policies and Environmental Laws | Wetlands

Government welcomes report on affordable rural housing
DEFRA - Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 18 May 2006
A new report which highlights the need for more homes to help families in rural areas has been welcomed by Housing Minister, Yvette Cooper and Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs David Miliband.

Research needed on marine sound
BBC | 14 Feb 2006
Research into the effect of sound in the oceans on marine mammals should be commissioned by the UK Government, a report recommends.

Greens say disasters worsened by wetland loss
Reuters | 03 Feb 2006
The destruction of the world's wetlands is exacerbating global disasters such as floods and famines and is a potential source of conflict in volatile regions, environmentalists said on Thursday.

Fewer wetland birds migrate to UK
BBC | 17 Jan 2006
Fewer migrating ducks, geese and wading birds are wintering in Britain because more are staying closer to their Arctic breeding grounds due to global warming.

World's largest wetland under threat in Brazil
Reuters | 13 Jan 2006
The world's largest wetland, Brazil's Pantanal, is being destroyed by increased farming, ranching and mining, according to a report by the environmental watchdog Conservation International.

Katrina damage blamed on wetlands loss
BBC | 02 Nov 2005
Two months after Hurricane Katrina slammed into the coast of Louisiana and Mississippi, the scale of the disaster is increasingly being attributed to the disappearance of the region's swamps and marshes.

US reduces protection of waters, wetlands: report
Reuters | 13 Oct 2005
In the past four years, the United States has drastically cut back on its protection of waterways and wetlands, whose erosion was cited as a factor in the destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina, according to a report issued on Wednesday.

Sewage fear for wildlife havens
BBC | 10 Oct 2005
A wildlife charity has said a lack of investment in the water industry could put wetlands and habitats at risk.

UK backs European Commission to include aviation emissions in the EU scheme
DEFRA - Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 28 Sep 2005
e government has welcomed the European Commission's announcement that it supports the inclusion of aviation emissions in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme.

Heatwave makes plants warm planet
BBC | 22 Sep 2005
A new study shows that during the 2003 heatwave, European plants produced more carbon dioxide than they absorbed from the atmosphere.

Water revives Iraq's 'Garden of Eden'
SCIDEV.NET | 26 Aug 2005
Satellite images show that Iraq's Mesopotamian marshes, which almost vanished during Saddam Hussein's rule, are rapidly recovering.

Protected Areas | Threatened Species | Coastal Development and Tourism | Wetlands | Biodiversity Conservation

Alderney West Coast named as wetland of international importance
DEFRA - Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs | 26 Aug 2005
The rich natural environment of Alderney's west coast, home to large populations of nesting seabirds, pristine seagrass beds and other rare species, has been recognised as a wetland of international importance under the Ramsar Convention, Biodiversity Minister Jim Knight announced today.

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