Letter from Europe: Reclaiming wetlands – Europe’s about-turn in countryside policy

Schemes in several European countries are paying farmers to return cropland to marsh, permitting vanished or endangered species to come home

by NORMAN DUNN

In Europe’s coastal areas, some farmers are being encouraged to break drains and block ditches, letting their fields fall back into natural wetlands. The rewards include a richer wildlife – and payments of up to $500 dollars per acre!

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