Can trees really save the planet?
As the Chinese proverb goes, ‘the best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The second-best time is now’. Trees provide homes and food for three-quarters of the world’s wildlife and plants. They ease flooding. They reduce stress. They give us timber. And they soak up carbon dioxide, a major cause of rising global temperatures. It’s obvious that we need more of them. Fast.
Seeds are being sown across the country. A snapshot of the current scene takes in Plant Britain, a project to plant 750,000 trees by the end of 2022, the Big Climate Fightback, a Woodland Trust scheme aiming for 50 million trees by 2025,
