The Greenbelt should not be…

The Greenbelt should not be changed except to add to it. Over the last 200 years we have irrevocably altered the ecosystems around us. We cannot get them back so we must protect what we have left. That’s what the Greenbelt was created for.
Removing the protection on land in one region and adding an equivalent area in another region is not “replacing” the removed land! It is not the same – the animals and plants, the natural features, and the ecology that exist in one area are very different from that in another. The sections of the greenbelt that are removed will be gone forever along with the unique variety and interconnections of living things that are there.
The Greenbelt should never be diminished, only expanded.