Climate change: Wales lags behind on planting new trees
Wales is falling behind the rest of the UK in planting trees to tackle climate change, official statistics show.
About 80 hectares of new woodland were planted in 2019-20, the lowest number for a decade.
Forestry experts said the figure - which amounts to just 4% of the Welsh Government's target of 2,000 hectares a year - was "clearly disappointing".
The government said it was taking "significant steps" to increase tree cover.
Across the UK, 13,460 hectares of new woodland were created in 2019-20, according to provisional figures compiled by government-backed forestry organisations.
This breaks down to 10,860 in Scotland, 2,330 in England, 200 in Northern Ireland and 80 in Wales.
More than 80% of the new planting occurred in Scotland, heralded as "outstanding" by the Scottish Government though it too missed its annual target. Read original full article
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