Pitted against profits, Spain’s biodiversity haven collapses

In a few decades, Spain became the world’s largest strawberry exporter and a leading exporter of blackberries, blueberries and raspberries [Kira Walker/Al Jazeera]

Huelva, Spain – On a sweltering July morning, Carlos Dávila surveys the parched earth stretching out in front of him. Summers are typically dry in Doñana National Park, but this year was exceptional.

“Look at the last time it rained here properly,” he says, shaking his head. “When was it?”