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Guardian: Only 10% of the UK’s allotments remain, according to Defra's national ecosystem assessment. Photograph: Jeff Morgan /Alamy
Maintaining the UK's green spaces would reap at least £30bn a year in health and welfare benefits, according to the first attempt to put a price on the natural environment.
About a third of the UK's natural assets – including green spaces, rivers, wetlands and important wildlife habitats – is in danger of being lost to development or degraded through neglect, says a report......
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UK ecosystem assessment warns of decline in green space
Posted by Guardian: Fiona Harvey, on June 1st, 2011
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