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Turning the tide
Faced with the need to mitigate and adapt to climate change, a 405ha managed realignment at Alkborough Flats, on the south bank of the River Humber, is helping to create a more sustainable solution to flood risk management. Breaching the existing flood defences at Alkborough to allow the Humber to spread will help to restore a wild estuarine landscape on an internationally significant scale and help us adapt to the realities of climate change. At 26,000 km2 the Humber Basin is the largest basin in the British Isles and covers one fifth of the land area of England. As well as still providing a vital route for shipping and being one of the busiest commercial estuaries in the UK, the Humber is an important habitat for wildlife and has been recognised by a range of official protections. These include national designations such as Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and international designations such as Ramsar Wetlands, Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) and as a Special Protection Area (SPA) for birds, commonly known as the Natura 2000 series. Discuss this article
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