'Seeing the wood for the trees': How the government came to meet just half its tree planting target

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New report from the Environmental Audit Committee argues woodland creation is essential for the UK to meet net zero goals and respond to demand for sustainable timber - but the government is still falling far short of its own targets

It is "extremely unlikely" the government will meet its target of planting 30,000 hectares of woodland by March 2025, the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) has today warned, putting both the UK's net...

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