Woodland Trust urges businesses to back new Woodland Code

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New standard designed to bolster confidence in emission reduction claims of UK forestry projects

The Forestry Commission has today launched a new Woodland Carbon Code designed to ensure UK forestry projects that issue carbon credits deliver promised emission reductions. The Woodland Trust also...

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