Country's famous lakes 'in jeopardy'.SOME of England's most famous lakes are facing serious threats from climate change and pollution, and need urgent action to protect and restore them for future generations, the Environment Agency has warned. Experts from around the world have gathered at a hotel on the shores of Windermere, in the Lake District, to discuss ways of helping that lake and others which face environmental problems. The Agency is undertaking an assessment of around 730 of the most important lakes in England and Wales England and Wales are both constituent countries of the United Kingdom, that together share a single legal system: English law. Legislatively, England and Wales are treated as a single unit (see State (law)) for the conflict of laws. which need to meet high standards under the EU's Water Framework Directive The Water Framework Directive (WFD), or more formally "Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy" is a European Union directive which commits member states to . An Agency spokesman said that, despite being picturesque, Windermere faces water quality issues which are having a serious impact on life below the water's surface.. These include: * Pollution from farming and sewage; * Threat from invasion of introduced species such as New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. Pigmyweed, spreading from garden ponds into lakes; * Climate change - risk of flooding washing soil and pollution into lakes.. CAPTION(S): Threat - Windermere |
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