Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 35518
Forests: Environment Protection
Tabled: 4 March 2025
Answered: 11 March 2025
Question
Katie White
Labour — Leeds North West
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of mini forests on (a) improving (i) air quality and (ii) diversity and (b) supporting the UK’s environmental goals.
Answer
Mary CreaghDefra, through the Trees Outside Woodlands research programme (funded by the Government), has carried out a study on the Miyawaki Method of planting, sometimes known as tiny or mini forests. The testing has been carried out since 2021. The long-term poten...
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