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<p>As part of the Government’s ambitious 25 Year Environment Plan (YEP), we are providing
£5.7 million to support the existing Northern Forest Partnership, with Community Forests
and The Woodland Trust to accelerate and further develop the Northern Forest. This
will help plant at least 1.8 million new trees in the Northern Forest by 2022. A minimum
of 1 million of these trees are being delivered through the Partnership Innovation
Fund element of our investment. Through this approach we are working closely with
the Northern Forest Partnership to consider, develop and test innovative approaches
and policies from the 25 YEP such as Forestry Investment Zones, natural capital, carbon
off-setting and green investment financing models.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is
also working with the Northern Forest Partnership to increase planting rates, through
joint working of Defra Group bodies like the Forestry Commission (FC), with the Partnership
signposting land managers to existing FC funding.</p><p> </p><p>This approach will
ensure trees are planted now and kick-start the development of the Northern Forest,
helping the Partnership to realise their longer-term vision of 50 million trees over
the next 25 years.</p>
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