{"id":96712,"date":"2018-10-18T12:47:00","date_gmt":"2018-10-18T12:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=5b4a12d5ca4bc7b26ffa42a7aee7a850"},"modified":"2018-10-18T12:47:00","modified_gmt":"2018-10-18T12:47:00","slug":"press-release-forgotten-lands-to-receive-forestry-boost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=96712","title":{"rendered":"Press release: &#8216;Forgotten lands&#8217; to receive forestry boost"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"govspeak\">\n<p>A new project to help landowners create vital new woodland and unlock the economic benefits of forestry has been launched in Cumbria\u2019s \u2018forgotten lands\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The government\u2019s Tree Champion Sir William Worsley today visited forestry project Snowdon Close in the area to launch the pilot Forestry Investment Zone.<\/p>\n<p>The government will trial a new approach in Cumbria\u2019s \u2018forgotten lands\u2019 and work to encourage investment in the zone through measures such as the existing Countryside Stewardship and Woodland Carbon Fund grant schemes. A Forestry Investment Zone officer will also offer tailored support to businesses.<\/p>\n<p>Government will also work nationally with the forestry and timber processing industry to accelerate planting as new approaches to rural funding and payment for public goods are developed.<\/p>\n<p>The pilot launch comes during Green GB Week, an annual week dedicated to highlighting the opportunities clean growth offers the UK &#8211; and raise understanding of how business and the public can contribute to tackling climate change.<\/p>\n<p>Forestry Minister David Rutley said:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Planting more trees is central to our ambition to be the first generation to leave the environment in a better state than we found it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"last-child\">This innovative new pilot project will not only help landowners realise the benefits of woodland creation, but also drive forward our commitment to plant 11 million trees.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Cumbria pilot is the first of its kind, with the \u2018forgotten lands\u2019 being the perfect place to establish large-scale forestry projects in order to bring economic and environmental benefits to the area. The project will focus on productive forestry, landscape enhancement, farming and local employment.<\/p>\n<p>During his visit to the north east, Tree Champion Sir William Worsley said:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>It is wonderful to be in Cumbria today to see this exciting new pilot kick off and to witness what will hopefully be the beginning of widespread investment in the forestry sector.<\/p>\n<p class=\"last-child\">By making it easier for this area to be used for woodland creation we are not only helping the environment, but also giving the region a valuable economic boost.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Cumbria Forestry Investment Zone pilot is scheduled to run for two years, and will be used as a test-case for rolling out the initiative more widely around the country.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Forestry Investment Zone launched in Cumbria to help unlock the economic benefits of forestry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96712"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=96712"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96712\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":96735,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96712\/revisions\/96735"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=96712"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=96712"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=96712"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}