Government launches new Tree Planting Taskforce

Stuart Stone
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Forestry Minister Mary Creagh hosts new Taskforce that aims to oversee an acceleration in the UK's tree-planting efforts

A new government Taskforce launched yesterday to oversee the planting of millions of trees across the UK amid growing fears the country is on track to miss its tree-planting targets. Chaired by the...

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