Spanish minister welcomes €1.4 billion deal to help protect Doñana wetlands from drought
Minister of Environmental Transition Teresa Ribera stated that the plan is aimed at encouraging farmers to cease growing crops that rely heavily on water.
Spanish authorities signed an agreement on Monday to invest 1.4 billion euros in areas around Doñana National Park to prevent the area from drying up.
This is an agreement with which we put an end to pressure on a natural treasure the likes of which there are few in the world.
Juan Moreno, president of the Andalusia region, announced that farmers would receive financial incentives to stop cultivating land and reforest 14 towns close to Doñana in southern Spain. He added that farmers wishing to continue growing crops would receive less money but should switch to organic dry-crop farming.
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