'The UK desperately needs more trees': Woodland Trust aims to plant 50 million by 2025

Cecilia Keating
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Charity also piloting £1m 'emergency tree fund' to help councils increase woodland cover, arguing more trees are crucial to UK's 2050 net zero target

The Woodland Trust has unveiled an ambitious plan to plant 50 million trees by 2025 in a bid to tackle climate change and put the UK on track to meet its net zero emission target. In a new campaign...

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