It was ploughed into existing land and property, bidding up their prices to unsustainable heights.
Yet existing land is being degraded by a variety of factors.
To rehabilitate farmland that had gradually become wetland, the ministry was draining existing land and moving earth there.
Historically, nuisance law seems to have been deeply conservative; existing land uses were protected against more recent ones.
Richard Waite, associate, Food, Forests and Water Program, World Resources Institute explains: "By intensifying agriculture on existing land and protecting the remaining forests, we can eliminate emissions from land-use change.
The site, along a three-kilometer riverfront, will redevelop 600 hectares, or 1,500 acres, of existing land together with reclaimed land built up from the dredged material.
On one side are self-styled responsible off-roaders, usually members of local clubs that promote following existing land-use rules and minimizing environmental impact.
Maps allowed for the expropriation of existing land rights (since indigenous communities often lacked accurate measuring instruments) and an explanation of a colony's significance.
It will be driven by Andy Green, a Royal Air Force pilot, who holds the existing land-speed record of 763mph in Thrust SSC.
