Report: Community-led tree planting key to curbing 'rural backlash' against nature-recovery projects

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Community-led tree planting projects could deliver a third of England's tree planting targets, according to Green Alliance

Community-led tree planting projects could play a vital role in tackling the interlinked climate and biodiversity crises, while also helping avert a potential "rural backlash" over the land-use changes...

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