NEW LAND the islands of Marker Wadden

NEW LAND the islands of Marker Wadden

2021 | 52 minutes |

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Rated 7+

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Director: Cees van Kempen

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The Dutch have turned water into land through groundbreaking engineering, but their waterworks have come at a cost to nature. In the Markermeer, a once-vibrant estuary turned inland lake, one of Europe’s largest ecological restoration projects is underway. This ambitious effort seeks to restore the ecosystem of the 700-square-kilometer lake near Amsterdam.

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