Norfolk Broads under threat, says RSPB
The RSPB warned today that increasing levels of pollution and global warming could signal the disappearance of the Norfolk Broads. The Norfolk Broads is Britain's largest protected waterway, and an important conservation site, home to some of the rarest plant and animal species in the country.
Current regulations mean that the environment is not required to be a priority for groups and authorities operating in the Broads. The RSPB is adamant that a change in policy would save the area from decline, saying that the problem will be 'difficult to tackle, but by no means impossible given sufficient will and resources from the government and its agencies'. With this in mind, the RSPB is pressing for a carbon budget to be set up in the Broads. They are also keen to implicate such plans as returning the dwindling population of wading birds to its far healthier state of 25 years ago, and ensuring that all food in local pubs is locally sourced.
