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| Landmark Florida Everglades deal |
| One of America's key ecosystems, the Everglades in Florida, is to be greatly expanded after a landmark deal between the state and a major sugar compan
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 25-June-2008
8:23:42 AM |
| tentatively agreed to sell its 800sq km (300sq miles) of land in the Everglades to state authorities for $1.75bn (£890m).
The land, currently used for growing sugar cane, will be turned back into its natural state of swampy marshland.
However, sugar producers are concerned the move will cost up to 2,000 jobs.
'Missing link'
The deal proposes that after six more years of production, US Sugar will close down and its plantations will be turned over to the state in Florida's biggest ever land acquisition.
Environmentalists have welcomed the news, calling it the largest ecological restoration project in the history of the United States
Announcing the plan, Florida's governor, Charlie Crist, said it was an important step towards protecting the environment for future generations.
"I can envision no better gift to the Everglades, the people of Florida, and the people of America - as well as our planet - than to place in public ownership this missing link that represents the key to true restoration," he said.
The Everglades runs from Lake Okeechobee in central Florida down through the southern tip of the state.
Conservationists have struggled for years to preserve its waters, blaming sugar cane production as one of the industries responsible for its pollution.
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