Hope floods in for Spain's threatened Tablas de Daimiel wetlands

Politica de privacidad Password recovery Recover your password your email THE Tablas de Daimiel, a protected wetlands in Castillo de la Mancha, have been flooded with six cubic hectares of water from the River Tagus in a bid to save biodiversity.The Director General for Natural Environment and Biodiversity and President of the Joint Management Commission of the Cabañeros and Las Tablas de Daimiel National Parks, Félix Romero, confirmed that the water transfer had successfully left 275 hectares of the wetlands flooded.The Tablas de Daimiel is unique in Europe, being one of the only fluvial table wetlands of its type.For the Tablas de Daimiel, the aridness, resulting from the removal of water from the area, led to peat fires in 2009.

More about the Tablas de Daimiel The Tablas de Daimiel was declared a National Park in 1973 and a Biosphere Reserve in 1981 and constitutes one of the most ecologically diverse regions in La Mancha.The flora of the Tablas de Daimiel is dependent on several factors such as the seasonality of the water, salinity and soil humidity.