EU warns Spain over expanding irrigation near prized wetland

EU warns Spain over expanding irrigation near prized wetland

The European Union has warned Spain that it won't tolerate renewed plans by regional politicians in the country's south to expand irrigation near the prized Doñana wetlands, which scientists and ecologists say are in danger of drying up.

EU warns Spain over expanding irrigation near prized wetland

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The European Union has warned Spain that it won’t tolerate renewed plans by regional politicians in the country’s south to expand irrigation near the prized Doñana wetlands, which scientists and ecologists say are in danger of drying up.

EU warns Spain over expanding irrigation near prized wetland

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The European Union has warned Spain that it won’t tolerate renewed plans by regional politicians in the country’s south to expand irrigation near the prized Doñana wetlands, which scientists and ecologists say are in danger of drying up. In a letter seen by The Associated Press on Tuesday, Florika Fink-Hooijer, the head of the EU’s Directorate General for the Environment, told Spain’s government that it is “necessary to i…

EU warns Spain over expanding irrigation near prized wetland

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The European Union has warned Spain that it won’t tolerate renewed plans by regional politicians in the country’s south to expand irrigation near its endangered Doñana wetlands. The Donana wetlands are a UNESCO world heritage site and considered one of Europe’s key biospheres. But regional lawmakers in Andalusia have dusted off plans to reclassify some land near the park as irrigable. The…

EU warns Spain over expanding irrigation near prized wetland

The European Union has warned Spain that it won’t tolerate renewed plans by regional politicians in the country’s south to expand irrigation near its endangered Doñana wetlands

EU warns Spain over expanding irrigation near prized wetland

The European Union has warned Spain that it won’t tolerate renewed plans by regional politicians in the country’s south to expand irrigation near its endangered Doñana wetlands. The Donana wetlands are a UNESCO world heritage site and considered one of…