Convert a piece of sea to a natural park in England

1993/02/01 Elhuyar Zientzia Iturria: Elhuyar aldizkaria

• Ingurumena

A marsh, a saline and a piece of sea in eastern England became a natural park last December. The truth is that this has not happened for the first time on Earth, but it does have a characteristic that differentiates from the others, which is the total surface it occupies. This park, which occupies almost ten thousand hectares, doubles the surface of other similar natural parks.

The park extends from the seashore to the North Sea, where birds and seals inhabit. In addition, in this natural park spend the winter months more than 300,000 ducks, geese and mosquitoes.

As it is a natural park, the economy of the villages in the area has been taken into account, so fishermen, clams collectors and farmers can continue to work regularly. A special effort has been made to unite all interests in a common project.