£260m for Next Phase of Trees for Climate Programme

Tree planting on the rise to capture carbon

More than £260 million will be spent creating 9,323 hectares of woodland across England over the next four years under the next phase of the Trees for Climate programme. The government-backed programme will bring together England’s Community Forests, the National Trust, the Woodland Trust and the Community Forest Trust. It will focus on creating woodlands that support nature recovery, capture carbon and help communities adapt to climate change. …

£260m for next phase of Trees for Climate programme

The scheme will add another 9,323 hectares of woodland across England between now and 2030.  The National Trust, the Woodland Trust, Community Forests and Community Forest Trust have announced a new partnership which will ‘supercharge’ the UK Government’s existing Trees for Climate programme. An additional £260 million will be delivered to the scheme through Defra’s national Trees Programme, with the collaboration adding 9,323 hectares of woodla…

Major new partnership unveiled as national Trees for Climate programme begins next chapter - England's Community Forests

submitted by GreyShuck to nature3 points | 0 commentshttps://englandscommunityforests.org.uk/major-new-partnership-unveiled-as-national-trees-for-climate-programme-begins-next-chapter/England’s Community Forests network has today announced the continuation of its flagship Trees for Climate programme, marking the milestone with the launch of a significant new partnership maximising the benefits of community-led urban and rural woodland creation a…

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Major new partnership unveiled as national Trees for Climate programme begins next chapter

UK Government has confirmed funding for the next phase of the national Trees for Climate programme. Over £260m is set to create 9,323ha new woodland across England in the next four years. A significant new partnership between England’s Community Forests, the National Trust, the Woodland Trust, and the Community Forest Trust will supercharge the programme’s long-term environmental, social, and economic impacts. The announcement follows a highly s…