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Two white Storks (Ciconia ciconia) nesting on palms, Coto Doñana National Park, Spain

© GRID-Arendal/Peter Prokosh2014

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Nairobi, Kenya

The Coto Doñana National Park, in Spain, was established as a nature reserve in 1969 when WWF joined with the Spanish government and purchased a section of marshes to protect it. Tourism at that time and the spread of hotels along the beach had been a major threat, but is today well regulated, educated and supportive to the management of the park. There has been a constant threat to the ecosystem, that of drainage of the marshes, the use of river water to boost agricultural production by irrigating land along the coas .

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  • Title: Two white Storks (Ciconia ciconia) nesting on palms, Coto Doñana National Park, Spain
  • Creator: © GRID-Arendal/Peter Prokosh
  • Date Created: 2014
  • Location: Europe, Spain, Coto Doñana National Park
  • Subject Keywords: wetlands, biodiversity, fauna
  • Original Source: http://www.grida.no/resources/1370
  • Rights: © Peter Prokosch/GRID-Arendal
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

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