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<p>We have planted 15 million trees since 2010, and the Government is committed to
planting 11 million trees in the countryside, and one million trees in our towns and
cities, in this Parliament. We are confident that this commitment will be met with
over three million trees planted in this Parliament to date. The Government has made
major commitments to help meet these targets: in January last year, the Prime Minister
announced £5.7 million to launch the new Northern Forest; and in the Autumn Budget,
the Chancellor announced £50 million to support the planting of new woodlands through
the Woodland Carbon Guarantee, together with £10 million to plant new trees in our
towns and cities through the urban trees challenge fund.</p><p> </p><p>In addition
to tree planting, the UK Government’s Clean Growth Strategy set out plans for the
restoration of peatland. Peatlands store huge quantities of carbon as plant matter
is transformed into peat. In April 2018, £10 million of funding for peatland restoration
was allocated to four large-scale peatland restoration projects in England. The Government
will be publishing an England Peat Strategy later this year.</p><p> </p>
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