From quieter streets to flood resilience: How trees deliver a £3.8bn economic boost to the UK

James Murray
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New Defra-backed study reveals how individual trees planted outside forests and woodlands deliver huge economic benefits

Individual trees planted outside of forests and woodland are delivering billions of pounds of economic benefits through carbon sequestration, lower levels of flood risk, and reduced air and noise pollution....

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