Aug 6, 2026
✦Times of India
Nature is 'reclaiming' the river: How a massive project is balancing flood safety with a thriving new wild.
After 30 years, a Dutch river floodplain has become more than 5,500 hectares of new nature. The Gelderse Poort project turned former farm land into wetlands and forests. Scientists said the area shows how flood safety can support biodiversity recovery. This approach gives the river more room to behave naturally.