Aviva awards $38m of funding to help restore Britain's lost rainforests

Cecilia Keating
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Temperate rainforests are native to the British Isles. Pictured: Coed Crafant | Credit: Ben Porter
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Temperate rainforests are native to the British Isles. Pictured: Coed Crafant | Credit: Ben Porter

Project partner Wildlife Trusts commends Aviva for its 'far sighted approach' to nature-based solutions, as insurer pursues net reduction in carbon emissions from the mid-2030s onwards

Aviva has announced it is providing $38m to the Wildlife Trusts in support of a major programme of restoration of Britain's lost temperate rainforests which is designed to simultaneously tackle the climate...

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