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皇冠体育app Plymouth and South Devon Community Forest, announced today by Defra,聽England鈥檚聽Community Forests and聽Plymouth City Council, will be聽the first newly created Community Forest聽supported through the Nature for Climate Fund聽(NCF)聽and join聽England鈥檚聽Community Forest聽network.

皇冠体育app scheme will聽receive聽NCF funding聽to聽develop canopy cover across the city and聽plant聽up to聽500ha of woodland by 2025, which is expected to聽more than treble in size to 1600ha by 2034.聽Plymouth will plant up to 25ha in聽the first聽year of聽this project and receive up to 拢480,000 in funding from the聽NCF聽funded Trees for Climate.

Green jobs, training and skill development will come from the project for young people, who聽will be invited聽to lead on aspects of the聽new聽Community聽Forest, from naming it to developing its design, management聽and strategy.

Under Defra鈥檚 England Trees聽Action Plan, this project is聽the first聽of聽at least聽three聽new聽Community聽Forests聽to be聽created in areas most at need and is聽in line with the ambition聽to meet聽net zero emissions by 2050聽鈥撀燽y 2025聽England鈥檚聽Community聽Forests will contribute over 6,700ha to woodland creation ambitions.聽聽

皇冠体育app project also聽supports Plymouth City Council鈥檚 Plan for Trees scheme, which aims to help trees in urban areas become fit for purpose, resilient to the challenges of climate change and disease, and adaptable to whatever new challenges the future may hold.

Forestry Minister聽Lord Goldsmith said:

I am delighted to welcome Plymouth聽and South Devon聽Community Forest to聽the聽Community Forest network.聽Joining this network will enable Plymouth聽and South Devon聽to receive key support from聽the Nature for Climate聽Fund through Trees for Climate funding to plant trees and聽help聽rewild areas聽that are聽most in need.

皇冠体育app health and wellbeing benefits are some of the most important reasons we need to be making more space for trees.

Paul Nolan,聽Chair, England鈥檚聽Community Forests:聽said:

We are really pleased to welcome Plymouth聽and South Devon聽into the Community Forest family. England鈥檚 Community Forests have been transforming the landscapes and communities in and around our largest towns and cities for 30 years.聽

In that time, we have always been committed to sharing the powerful principles of community forestry as widely as possible so millions of people can experience the many benefits of trees and woodland.聽 Today鈥檚 announcement marks another exciting chapter in the story of community forestry across England and for the area of Plymouth and South Devon.

Plymouth聽and South Devon聽Community Forest will create space for nature, encourage enterprise and support the area鈥檚 commitment to tackle climate change. Joining the powerful partnership of 10 established Community Forests across the country will support these ambitions, enabling local people and partners to achieve truly transformational environmental and social change.

Councillor Patrick Nicholson, Deputy Leader of Plymouth City Council, said:

We are thrilled to be joining the Community Forest family and excited for the many benefits that it will bring Plymouth and the surrounding area.

皇冠体育app forest chimes a chord with so many of the aspirations we鈥檙e trying to achieve economically, environmentally and for health and wellbeing here in Plymouth and I鈥檓 excited to get started on the next stage.

As hosts of COP26, President of the G7 and a key player in the CBD COP15, the UK is leading the climate change agenda. Nature is our most precious asset and it sits at the heart of the world鈥檚 goods and services. We need to fundamentally change how we view the economic value of nature if we are to reverse biodiversity loss. Our economies, livelihoods and well-being all rely on nature. Plymouth Community Forest recognise this and have put an emphasis on the value trees and green space add to the mental health of local residents.

皇冠体育app news follows the聽recent聽announcement of funding for the Forest of Cornwall, a partnership between Cornwall Council and Defra聽to help identify sites in Cornwall for woodland creation and bring local stakeholders on board

EDITOR鈥橲 NOTES

皇冠体育app funding for Plymouth聽and South Devon聽Community Forest is through the Woodland Creation Partnership, part of the Nature for Climate Fund Programme.

England鈥檚 Community Forests are located in and around our largest towns and cities and they co-ordinate accessible woodland creation projects designed to deliver a wide range of public benefits and involve local people. Collectively, they form the country鈥檚 biggest environmental regeneration initiative and are highlighted as part of the government鈥檚 25 Year Plan for the Environment. For thirty years the Community Forests have delivered urban, economic and social regeneration, championing green infrastructure and creating high-quality environments for millions of people.

皇冠体育app聽England鈥檚 Community Forests network includes: 皇冠体育app Forest of Marston Vale; Great Western Community Forest; 皇冠体育app Greenwood Community Forest; 皇冠体育app Mersey Forest; Manchester City of Trees; Forest of Avon Trust;聽HEYwoods; Thames Chase Trust; White Rose Forest; the Forest of Mercia and most recently the new Plymouth聽and South Devon聽Community Forest.

England鈥檚 Community Forests are supported by the national charity the聽Community Forest Trust (CFT). CFT聽is the national charity for the community forestry network and aims to secure more investment for community forestry, ensuring a green future for all. It is supporting England鈥檚 Community Forests in the delivery of the Trees for Climate programme.

皇冠体育app Trees for Climate programme launched in December 2020, with the announcement of 拢12.1million of funding through the Government鈥檚 Nature for Climate聽Fund. In the first year of the programme, Trees for Climate has seen trees planted in聽Community聽Forests right across the country. When mature,聽these will eventually store over 100,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide, playing an important role in the meeting the government鈥檚 net zero emissions by 2050 target.

Trees for Climate is delivered by England鈥檚 Community Forests and support by the Community Forest Trust and Cheshire West and Chester Council, who are the accountable body for the programme.