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as an internationally protected area, because the site's eco-system has been damaged by over-use of water resources. In the twentieth century, groundwater in the area was used in an unsustainable way to develop irrigated agriculture, and it has proved difficult to implement a solution. In 2008, it
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The Plan includes provision for buying water rights from cereal producers to reassign them to illegal users, essentially small-scale horticulture and vine growers, which have been found to be more efficient in water use, generating more income per cubic meter of water used. However, in 2012 it was
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basin, where the biosphere reserve lies, but this was the first time they had affected the core area of the biosphere reserve. In 2010, there were signs of improvement after heavy rain and
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