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<p>To drive an unprecedented step-change in planting and reach net zero, the Government
is investing in tree planting in England through the recently announced £640 million
Nature for Climate Fund. This supports our commitment to increase planting across
the UK to 30,000 hectares of trees per year by 2025.</p><p> </p><p>The Government
supports woodland creation through grants and incentives. These include the recently
launched Woodland Carbon Guarantee, in addition to the existing Countryside Stewardship,
Woodland Carbon Fund, Woodland Creation Planning Grant and the Urban Tree Challenge
Fund. These grants are available to local authorities, land managers and community-led
organisations across England, including those in the West Midlands.</p><p> </p><p>While
we do not set specific targets for individual constituencies, we are working hard
to increase the uptake of grant schemes across England, and strongly encourage eligible
organisations to take advantage of this support.</p><p> </p><p>The Government continues
to consider ways to further incentivise land managers and owners to plant more trees.
Later this spring we will be consulting on the English Tree Strategy, to gather information
to help us design policy to best increase planting.</p>
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