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To: Michael Gove, Environment Secretary

Petition the government to plant the tree target they promised.

In England 1,420 hectares of woodland was planted, despite a target of 5,000 hectares being set, figures from the Forestry Commission suggest. This means it missed its annual target by seven million trees. Petition the government to reach this target just as the Scottish government has.

Why is this important?

The percentage of woodland cover in the UK remains at 13 per cent, with 10 per cent in England, 15 per cent in Wales, 19 per cent in Scotland and 8 per cent in Northern Ireland.
The tree planting is increasingly important in the fight against climate change, with around 9.5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide being removed from the atmosphere by Scottish forests.

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2019-12-09 19:43:53 +0000

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