TWO THUMBS UPS! SAVING NATURE PROTECTING WILDLIFE IN THE NETHERLANDS

 

 TWO THUMBS UPS!  SAVING NATURE PROTECTING WILDLIFE IN THE NETHERLANDS

The Netherlands is building a giant artificial island to save wildlife. 

And they are already boosting biodiversity and reversing damage caused by humans.

The waters were polluted after decades of building dykes. 

Leftover sediment made the water cloudy. 

The environment was so damaged that fish life plummeted. 

5 new islands were built using all the silt that caused the original damage!  

Over 30, 00 birds have returned to the islands.

 And plant life flourished. 

  And there has been an explosion of plankton in the water.   

The UN has warned a threat to biodiversity pose major risks to human survival.

196 nations have signed a treaty to reverse global destruction of nature and wildlife. 

Has your country signed and what are they doing to protect nature and wildlife? 

 

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