Rising energy, food prices major threats to wetlands as farmers eye new areas for crops

Critical food shortages and growing demand for bio-fuels and hydro-electricity due to high fossil fuel prices rank among the greatest threats today to the preservation of precious wetlands worldwide as farmers and developers look for new areas for agriculture, energy crop plantations and hydro dams.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news136181270.html">Rising energy, food prices major threats to wetlands as farmers eye new areas for crops</a></p> <p>Critical food shortages and growing demand for bio-fuels and hydro-electricity due to high fossil fuel prices rank among the greatest threats today to the preservation of precious wetlands worldwide as farmers and developers look for new areas for agriculture, energy crop plantations and hydro dams.</p>