Farmers in Scotland have been offered a share of £1m as an incentive to take up forestry. The Scottish Government funding will be used to help farmers and crofters establish new small-scale woodlands. Rural economy secretary Fergus Ewing believes increased levels of tree planting could help tackle climate change. He also said the funding could […]
Storms, drought, beetles and fires have destroyed equivalent of 250,000 football fields Angela Merkel’s government has promised more than half a billion euros to revitalise the country’s crisis-hit forests in the fight against climate change. A third of Germany’s landmass is covered in woodland, and forests play an important role in the country’s national folklore, […]