National parks should be created in areas around the UK coast
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National parks should be created in areas around the UK coast to help protect marine habitats and bring people closer to more of Britain s natural history.
That s according to the conservation group Blue Marine Foundation, which has named 10 coastal areas that it said could be made into national parks within the next 10 years.
Charles Clover, the charity s executive director, said: It is remarkable that we have no parks in the sea, after 70 years of national parks on land.
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National parks should be created in the waters around the UK coast to help conserve fragile marine habitats and give people access to more of Britain’s natural heritage, a marine conservation group has said.
Blue Marine Foundation has identified 10 areas around the coast that it said could be designated national parks within the next 10 years. Designation could bring greater protections for habitats, help attract funding, and would require local authorities to make access easier for people.
Charles Clover, executive director of the charity, said: “It is remarkable that we have no parks in the sea, after 70 years of national parks on land. Our natural heritage is right there, just off the beach, but paradoxically the public is hardly involved in the enjoyment or the stewardship of this island nation’s greatest asset.”