How can your tree planting project link to Sustainable Development Goals?

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Good Health and Well-Being: Public access is actively encouraged to many of CarbonStore’s woodlands enabling local communities to enjoy their wildlife and appreciate their beauty.

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Quality Education: CarbonStore and Tilhill work with schools and charities to help children and volunteers better understand trees, wildlife, our environment, and all their different relationships.

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Clean Water and Sanitation: Trees act as a natural filter as water moves over land, cleaning it of pollutants so it reaches our lochs, lakes, rivers, and streams in a better condition.

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Decent Work and Economic Growth: Many of our woodlands lie in remote rural areas. The planting, management, thinning and harvesting of the trees bring jobs and activity to isolated communities.

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Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure: The timber from some of our woodlands is being used to make Cross Laminated Timber (CLT), a new material enabling sustainable, timber construction at scale.

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Sustainable Cities and Communities: By supporting the planting of trees through carbon funding, whose timber is used to build their offices, companies are activating a virtuous and sustainable cycle.

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Responsible Production and Consumption: CarbonStore’s productive woodland schemes grow timber, the most sustainable construction material needed to build our future houses and homes.

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Climate Action: According to the Woodland Carbon Code, our broadleaf woodlands capture around 350 tonnes of carbon per hectare. Tree planting plays a key role in helping to mitigate climate change.

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Life Below Water: Carefully designed riparian planting alongside our streams and rivers, by attracting insects and providing both shade and additional food, enhances our underwater habitats.

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Life on Land: Advice from Tilhill’s in-house ecology team ensures all CarbonStore’s woodlands are designed and planted to maximise their ecological benefits and create thriving wildlife habitats.