Suggestions for improvement

A general measure to avoid climate change is to promote the dissemination of this type of work, so that the population understands the ecological and economic consequences of nearby places as in this case the population of Granada and the region of Padul. Accompanied by the already known measures of energy saving, public transport, three R's, etc. to show that the consequences of climate change are closer and are already affecting us.

There are important and worrying factors, such as the loss of biodiversity and species like the otter. In this case, a reintroduction of the otter could be considered because it would function as a predator of the red crab. The otter is typical of very clean environments, so it would first be necessary to reduce eutrophication and then start taking this type of measures. In addition to fishing for other species such as carp, it would be very costly to empty the wetland to kill them.

In the case of the invasion of the Asian reed, for which the reed could be mowed and native vegetation planted. This was done in the 90s by planting white poplars, willows, twigs, elms, ashes, rabbits, gayumbas... which is what today constitutes the path of the Mammoth path, so it would be a feasible measure already put into practice, which would constitute a more appropriate riverside woodland. It would also avoid the leaching of fertilisers as they would be absorbed, and would solve some problems such as noise pollution and the lack of aesthetics of the reeds and reeds.

To clean the water of ammonia, watercress could be inserted, which is an aquatic vegetation that absorbs ammonia through photosynthesis. In addition, to avoid the dust produced by the quarry, the area can be humidified before extraction, thus reducing the amount of dust produced by the quarry. 

Also, sustainable tourism can be promoted in this area, so that the local population can benefit and an opportunity can be created to improve the economy and contribute to the conservation of the wetland.

And to solve the sewage problems, tertiary treatment can be carried out and the wastewater can be taken to another area, with a pipeline that discharges the water past the lagoon.

Humans have artificially increased the diversity when the exploitation was stopped and artificially conserved, this had a positive impact because without completely destroying the reedbed we have created a new habitat, which is used by new migratory species, increasing biodiversity. Therefore our proposal is to protect this habitat, and not to allow the peatland to be exploited again.

In terms of climate change, the most affected is the reedbed because it can dry out and increase the risk of fire, which also endangers the wetland in case the fire gets out of control and causes a loss of all reedbed species.... To avoid this in the long term, the extraction of wells could be controlled.

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