Trading the Natural World For Strawberries?

The Donana National Park, in Southern Spain, is currently a wetlands gem. Flamingos and Ibis can be found in its waters. The European lynx uses this park as one of its strongholds. The whole area has, however, received declining quantities of water over, at least, the last 30 years. Climate change is a real problem in Southern Spain. Once it appeared that the creation of new, water-hungry golf courses on its margins, was the major threat to Donana. It now seems that the booming strawberry sector might destroy these unique wetlands (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/08/bitter-fruit-strawberry-boom-water-plan-raises-fears-for-spanish-wetlands). Taking water from Donana is regulated but some strawberry farmers (these are thirsty fruit) have been illegally tapping water from Donana for their crops. Conservationists have now been horrified by proposals for an amnesty for these well-funded criminals.