Community Forests: Government announces £44m boost for tree-planting ambitions

James Murray
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Community Forests: Government announces £44m boost for tree-planting ambitions

Latest wave of awards from Nature for Climate Fund aims to help expand community forests across the UK

The government announced a major boost to its plans to significantly expand the UK's forest cover late last week, confirming that £44.2m has been awarded to projects that are set to deliver around 2,300...

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