Government unveils tree planting taskforce

New UK group will oversee multi-million planting and peatland restoration schemes

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A new tree planting Taskforce has been set up by the Government
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A new tree planting Taskforce has been set up by the Government

A Government taskforce has been launched in order to boost tree planting across the UK. The group, chaired by the forestry ministers from the four nations, has been brought together to drive forward the...

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