Spain announces a 1.4 billion-euro deal to help protect the prized Doñana wetland from drying up

With an investment of 1.4 billion euros, Spain wants to prevent the Doñana wetland in the south of the country from drying out.

Spain to Invest 1.4 Billion Euros to Protect Threatened Donana Wetland

National and regional authorities in Spain signed an agreement Monday to invest 1.4 billion euros ($1.5 billion) in areas around the treasured national park of Donana in a bid to stop the park from drying up. Ecological Transition Minister Teresa Ribera said the plan was aimed at encouraging farmers to stop cultivating crops that rely heavily on water from underground aquifers that have been overexploited in recent years, damaging one of Europe'…

Spain announces €1.4 billion deal to help protect Doñana wetlands

Ecological Transition Minister Teresa Ribera said the plan is aimed at encouraging farmers to stop cultivating crops that rely heavily on water.

Spain strikes deal to end dispute over endangered Donana wetland

Spain's government and the southern Andalusia region on Monday signed an agreement to protect the endangered Donana wildlife reserve, bringing an end to a two-year dispute.

Spain announces deal to help protect prized Donana wetland

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Spain announces a 1.4 billion-euro deal to help protect the prized Doñana wetland from drying up

MADRID (AP) — National and regional authorities in Spain signed an agreement Monday to invest 1.4 billion euros ($1.5 billion) in areas around the treasured national park of Doñana in a bid to stop the park from drying up.