05/03/2010
Scotland will plant 100 million trees by 2015 as part of a drive to cut emissions, the Scottish Government pledged today.
The initiative represents Scotland’s contribution to a global pledge made by the Climate Group States and Regions to plant one billion trees by 2015 and will result in a 3.7 per cent increase to Scotland’s forest area.
The group of self-governing nations and regions hopes to persuade governments, businesses and communities worldwide to plant a tree for everyone on the planet to help counter climate change.
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