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The documentary 'Het zinkende land' highlights the consequences of the sinking peat soil in large parts of the West and North of the Netherlands. It also shows how residents, companies and governments are working on solutions. The soil in the peat meadow area of large parts of the West and North of the Netherlands is sinking rapidly. Towns and countryside on peat soil are slowly sinking, at a faster rate than the sea level is rising. This has consequences for residents and users and for the governments that have to deal with this. If nothing is done now to slow down the subsidence, social costs could rise to more than 20 billion in 2050 and a typical Dutch cultural landscape will slowly disappear.