Tree Planting
Commons · Question 11482 · Tabled 28 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 4 Nov 2024
Question
Asked by Edward Morello
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to encourage afforestation projects to (a) enhance biodiversity and (b) reduce carbon emissions.
Answer
Answered by Mary Creagh, 4 Nov 2024
Total tree planting and woodland creation reached over 5,500 hectares in England in 2023/24. All publicly subsidised afforestation projects must comply with the UK Forestry Standards (UKFS) requirements. The UKFS has been developed specifically for forest...