Across two-thirds of the studied coastline, the sea took more than ten meters of land per year from 2010 to 2020. The loss affects a Nigerian community, mangroves and an East Atlantic Flyway stopover.
The lake’s surface fell from 34.4 square kilometers in 2016 to 2.7 after a decade of lower rainfall, greater evaporation and irrigation withdrawals. The decline combines climate change and water management and persists despite a 2013 EU court ruling.
Tittesworth Water in Staffordshire has become the UK's largest reservoir site to achieve The Wildlife Trusts' Biodiversity Benchmark accreditation. Spanning 145 hectares of key habitats including ancient woodlands, wetlands and wildflower-rich meadows, the recognition highlights Severn Trent's nature-positive management and efforts to protect species such as the willow tit.