'Landscape littered with redundant wind farms'
Feb. 26
The countryside could become a "landscape littered with redundant wind farms" within two decades, conservationists warn today. It sets out a positive blueprint for the future in which schoolchildren visit the countryside as part of the curriculum, tourism grows, farmers are paid more for organic food and conserving wildlife, and the greenbelt becomes greener. The 2026 vision also predicts that farmers could be encouraged to reduce CO2 emissions by moving away from crops that require synthetic, oil-derived fertilisers, earning more of their stewardship of the countryside. "We believe we can all take action to protect the countryside, enhance it, and promote its importance, that's why we've outlined one possible, positive vision, and set up a debates page for all views on the future of our countryside."
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