To restore nature, the province wants to expropriate land

The last rains returned to their real form to the largest lagoon in Spain. The disappeared lagoon of La Janda has become an area of rice or cotton crops, lands that are located between the municipalities of Benalup-Casas Viejas, Vejer and Tahivilla, in Tarifa. To restore this historic lagoon, Adelante Andalucía has announced that it will formally ask the Junta de Andalucía and the central government to act urgently to expropriate the lands they …

The province wants to expropriate farmers' farmland that it needs to restore nature. In five areas, the province wants to accelerate the goals for nature, water, climate and agriculture, and that requires land. The province has now obtained the required land, except for a few pieces. For various reasons, the owners are unable or unwilling to lose their land voluntarily. That is why the province is now switching to tougher measures. “We are well …