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UK government to pledge £79m nature recovery package for England
500,000trees
Trees to be planted in England under the government package
The UK government is to pledge £79m for planting trees and supporting local nature recovery strategies in England over the next three years. The announcement is due at the Labour party conference in Liverpool.
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- 500,000trees
Trees to be planted in England under the government package
“Half a million trees will be planted across England in the next three years”
- 79MGBP
Government funding package for tree planting and local nature recovery strategies
“The £79m package”
- 53MGBP
Funding allocated to tree planting
“will include £53m for tree-planting”
- 26MGBP
Funding allocated to local nature recovery strategies
“£26m for “local nature recovery strategies””