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[-] Fonderthud@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

Wetlands and floodplains are very important to mitigating floods, soil retention, and mass filtering. We haven't beaten nature and are spending significant sums of money to revitalize and protect these areas because we have realized that they are just better than what we do.

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