Scotland Leads The Way For UK Forestry
Forestry and wood processing is a 21st century Scottish success story. Increased tree planting has attracted hundreds of millions of pounds in investment and is sequestering carbon, providing thousands of…
Saudi Arabia to plant 10 billion trees
World’s biggest oil exporter also announces plans to generate half of its energy from renewable sources over the next decade Saudi Arabia aims to plant 10 billion trees, as part…
500 hectare planting boost for England’s Community Forests
· Over 500 hectares of trees will be planted in ten Community Forests over the next five months thanks to new £12.1 million fund · Trees will eventually store 100,000 tonnes of…
New funding for tree planting welcome
but large forests are needed to hit planting target Confor has welcomed the latest confirmation that the UK Government is committed to planting 30,000 hectares of new woodland annually by 2025. A £92 million…
134,000 trees to be planted for communities
Through the Urban Tree Challenge Fund More than 50 projects led by community and volunteer groups, councils and individuals have been awarded a share of a £10 million pot to…
Planting in the Borders
S Richardson Contracting Limited – A Ground Breaking Company The planting programme for new forests and woodlands in the UK makes for poor reading. The only country getting anywhere near…
Automating tree seed planting and propagation
An innovative prototype system for automating tree seed planting and propagation has been hailed as a saviour for Scotland’s tree planting programme impacted by COVID-19. The new system emerged as…
UPM to double the amount of broadleaved trees growing in its forests
UPM has newly adopted the target of doubling the amount of broadleaved trees growing in company-owned forests in Finland. In the light of current research data, increasing the proportion of broadleaved trees…
Stora Enso
Stora Enso’s planting season is in full speed: more than 41 million tree seedlings will be planted in 2020 In 2020, more than 41 million tree seedlings will be planted…
£10m to boost tree planting in second auction of Woodland Carbon Guarantee
£10m available from the Woodland Carbon Guarantee’s £50m pot for farmers and land managers to create new woodlands to help tackle the effects of climate change. Applicants must apply by…