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<p>Improving the management of forests is a priority for DFID’s work to tackle climate
change and protect the environment and biodiversity. DFID supports a range of interventions,
including working with governments, businesses and community groups to strengthen
governance of the forest sector and address the illegal timber trade, as well as public-private
partnerships that promote sustainable investment in agriculture, by integrating measures
to protect and restore forests.</p><p>This support does not directly target the replanting
of native trees, and so data is not collected on the number of trees planted. Improved
management and protection however creates the conditions needed for regeneration of
native trees to take place naturally. For example, through DFID support, 18.7 million
hectares of forest in Indonesia are protected under a national scheme backed by an
international timber trade agreement, and this agreement includes protections that
create the conditions under which natural regeneration can take place.</p><p>DFID’s
has invested £57.2 million (2017-18), £53.1 million (2018-19) and £50.8 million (2019-20)
in bilateral forest programmes over the past three years.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
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