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2020-11-19 | |
发布年 | 2020 |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | 英国 |
领域 | 气候变化 ; 资源环境 |
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Press release
Winning projects of second round of £10 million fund will plant thousands of trees in our towns and cities. ![]() More than 50 projects led by community and volunteer groups, councils and individuals have been awarded a share of a £10 million pot to increase tree numbers in urban areas through small-scale planting projects. The funding has been awarded as part of the second and final round of the Forestry Commission’s Urban Tree Challenge Fund. The second round will result in the planting of over 84,000 trees in towns and cities across England. The new trees will provide benefits to health and wellbeing, connect people with the outdoors, improve biodiversity, as well as play a crucial role in the fight against climate change. Today’s announcement means that there will be a combined total of up to 134,000 new trees planted across England’s towns and cities, which surpasses the Fund’s original target to plant 130,000 trees. Successful projects include:
Sir William Worsley, Chair of the Forestry Commission, said:
Forestry Minister, Lord Goldsmith, said:
Cllr Brian Stephens, Durham County Council’s Cabinet member for neighbourhoods and local partnerships, said:
Grants from the Urban Tree Challenge Fund are administered by the Forestry Commission, and successful applicants are match-funding the money they receive. The money will fund the planting of trees and the first three years of their care to ensure they can flourish into the future. The Government is committed to plant 30,000 hectares of trees a year across the UK by 2025. Our £640m Nature for Climate fund will help us deliver the English portion of this tree planting commitment, alongside peatland restoration and nature recovery. The Prime Minister also recently announced £40 million additional investment into the government’s Green Recovery Challenge Fund – this will go towards creating and retaining thousands of jobs in areas including tree planting, horticulture, and equipment and seed supply. Today’s announcement comes ahead of National Tree Week, the UK’s largest annual tree celebration, which is taking place between 28 November and 6 December 2020. For more information visit: https://treecouncil.org.uk/take-action/seasonal-campaigns/national-tree-week/ The Forestry Commission will continue to contact additional successful applicants who may be awarded funding in the coming weeks.
Published 19 November 2020
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来源平台 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
文献类型 | 新闻 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/302971 |
专题 | 气候变化 资源环境科学 |
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