{"id":292,"date":"2019-09-17T05:46:19","date_gmt":"2019-09-17T05:46:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aclydex.com\/?p=292"},"modified":"2019-09-17T05:46:29","modified_gmt":"2019-09-17T05:46:29","slug":"11-million-new-trees-to-be-planted-in-england-by-water-companies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aclydex.com\/index.php\/2019\/09\/17\/11-million-new-trees-to-be-planted-in-england-by-water-companies\/","title":{"rendered":"11 million new trees to be planted in England by water companies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/water-companies\">Water companies<\/a>&nbsp;have&nbsp;announced plans to&nbsp;plant 11 million new&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/Trees\">trees<\/a>&nbsp;in England by 2030 to help the industry\u2019s effort to&nbsp;become&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/carbon-neutral\">carbon neutral<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The firms will be planting&nbsp;trees&nbsp;on around 15,000 acres of land across England, as well as supporting work to restore original woodland and improving habitats that store carbon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some&nbsp;trees&nbsp;will be planted on land owned by utility firms,&nbsp;but land for planting will also be provided by partners including local authorities,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/national-trust\">the National Trust<\/a>, The Wildlife Trusts and the RSPB, industry body&nbsp;WaterUK said.<a href=\"javascript:void(0)\">&nbsp;&nbsp;TOP ARTICLES1\/5READ MORELondon knife crime: Sadiq Khan praises BorisJohnson and Priti Patel for &#8216;waking up&#8217; to realities of bloodshed in capital<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe width=\"3\" height=\"3\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The scheme will include planting&nbsp;trees&nbsp;in towns and cities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Woodland Trust has agreed to work with the&nbsp;water&nbsp;companies to identify sites and manage the planting programme once it has been developed,&nbsp;Water&nbsp;UK said.<a href=\"javascript:void(0)\">&nbsp;&nbsp;SKIP AD<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/s3fs-public\/thumbnails\/image\/2019\/07\/09\/13\/Taylors-KenyaTrees-Imenti-FARM2-30.4.19-2010.jpg?width=1000&amp;height=614&amp;fit=bounds&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;crop=16:9,offset-y0.5\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Richard Flint, chief executive of Yorkshire&nbsp;Water, which is helping to co-ordinate the project, said:&nbsp;\u201cAs an industry, the&nbsp;water&nbsp;sector is committed to fighting climate change through becoming carbon-neutral by 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur ambitious pledge announced today will go a long way to meeting that target, and will also deliver greater biodiversity, improved&nbsp;water&nbsp;quality and better flood protection.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Government-appointed tree champion Sir William Worsley welcomed the pledge:&nbsp;&#8220;Trees&nbsp;are carbon sinks, provide crucial habitats for precious wildlife, mitigate flood risk and provide a valuable renewable resource in timber&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;and I encourage other industries to follow&nbsp;Water&nbsp;UK\u2019s excellent example to ensure we boost planting rates across the country.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">John Tucker, director of woodland creation at The Woodland Trust, said:&nbsp;\u201cTrees&nbsp;and woods in the right place can deliver a multitude of&nbsp;benefits and&nbsp;we urgently need a massive expansion in our tree cover if we are to adapt to future climate change.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Press Association<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Water companies&nbsp;have&nbsp;announced plans to&nbsp;plant 11 million new&nbsp;trees&nbsp;in England by 2030 to help the industry\u2019s effort to&nbsp;become&nbsp;carbon neutral.&nbsp; The firms will be planting&nbsp;trees&nbsp;on around 15,000 acres of land across England, as well as supporting work to restore original woodland and improving habitats that store carbon. 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