forestry
An independent watchdog is calling on the government to step up environmental protection
The funding, available to farmers, foresters, land managers and associated rural sectors, is designed to support the pace and scale of change needed as part of country’s 10 years of action on climate change to enable a ‘just transition’
MPs have called for a comprehensive plan to support planting on a larger scale
The oil major struck a deal that would enable it to buy three million barrels of biofuels a year
The Southeast Asian country has stated it cannot “promise what [it] can’t do”
The Emission Reductions Payment Agreement will reward efforts to reduce 10.5m tons of carbon emissions through 2025 under Guatemala’s emissions reduction programme
Enough trees are set to be planted to cover 35 football pitches in the first year, after receiving £480k in funding from Defra’s Nature for Climate Fund
Farmers and landowners can apply to secure a share from the newly announced £15 million tree planting initiative
The government reportedly aims to plant 143 million new trees a year by 2035
The funding will support timber-producing commercial forestry projects designed to remove at least one million tonnes of carbon dioxide every year