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<p>In November 2018, the Secretary of State announced that we will launch a national
Tree Strategy for England. The Tree Strategy will set out the Government’s vision
for the sector for the years to come and will aim to cover both rural and urban areas.
The Strategy will set out how we intend to use a natural capital approach to forestry
to maximise the benefits trees can provide such as carbon sequestration, increasing
biodiversity and improving water and air quality.</p><p> </p><p>We aim to publish
the Tree Strategy in 2020 following a broad and open-ended consultation to maximise
sectoral engagement and gauge ambition outside of Government.</p>
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