The Freshwater Challenge is a pledge for nations across the world to restore 300,000 kilometres of rivers and 350 million hectares of wetlands by 2030. Environmental groups are unhappy the UK hasn't signed up
Environmental groups have criticised the UK government for not signing up to a United Nations-backed river and wetland restoration project, despite many other nations joining the scheme.Freshwater Challengewhich aims to restore 300,000 kilometres of rivers and 350 million hectares of wetlands by 2030. The project, which has been hailed as the largest of its kind in history, is being jointly led by Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ecuador, Gabon, Mexico and Zambia.
at the International Union for Conservation of Nature says it is “absolutely critical”. Freshwater biodiversity has declined by 80 per cent since 1970, he says.“This initiative forces people to manage water as a habitat,” says Dalton. “Water is critically important for drinking, but freshwater habitats also need to be taken seriously as environments that support insects, fish and provide a lot of carbon storage.
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