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<p>The concept of rewilding has a variety of characteristics and definitions applied
to the term. Nature-based solutions are key to tackling climate change and averting
its impacts. The Government is deploying such solutions to improve our natural environment.</p><p>The
government’s 25 Year Environment Plan sets out key policies on how improving nature
can help tackle climate change.</p><p> </p><p>Under the new Environmental Land Management
Scheme we will pay public money for the provision of environmental public goods. These
public goods will include the mitigation of and adaption to climate change.</p><p>Tree
planting is one of the main contributors to nature-based carbon sequestration and
the Government supports this in a number of ways. Our manifesto committed to planting
11 million trees by 2022, and in addition a further 1 million trees in our towns and
cities, and we also have a long term aspiration to increase woodland cover from 10%
to 12% by 2060. To achieve these goals, in the Autumn Budget the Chancellor announced
£10 million for an Urban Trees Challenge Fund and £50 million to help plant new woodlands
through the Woodland Carbon Guarantee.</p><p>Peatlands are our largest terrestrial
carbon store. We have committed to publishing an England Peatland Strategy. The strategy
will set out our vision to reverse decline in peatlands and restore them. Work is
underway on four large-scale peatland restoration projects across England, to which
we have allocated £10 million, and will restore 5,851 ha of degraded peatlands. We
are also improving satmarshes.</p><p>Natural England has an ongoing uplands programme
with landowners and we will also be setting up a Lowland Agricultural Peatland Taskforce
to help sustainably manage and restore peatland habitats. Once restored, our healthy
functioning peatlands will provide a range of public benefits in addition to carbon
storage, including flood mitigation and biodiversity rich habitats.</p><p> </p><p>We
also support nature-based solutions through our international aid programmes on forestry
and mangroves/blue forests.</p>
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