A Greener Wales

CARL SARGEANT AM WELCOMES FIRST PLANT! CERTIFICATES

Carl Sargeant, AM for Alyn and Deeside is welcoming an announcement by the First Minister revealing that the first children to have a tree planted to commemorate their birth or adoption will start to receive their certificates in the post this week.The Welsh Assembly Government’s Plant! scheme is providing support for indigenous woodlands by developing a Welsh National Forest of native trees. Every child born or adopted from 1 January 2008 will receive a certificate stating where their tree is planted. It is estimated that 35,000 trees, or 30 hectares of new woodland, will be planted each year.Mr Sargeant said: “On school visits, and visits to scout groups and so on, I am always heartened by how interested children and young people are in environmental issues such as recycling and conservation. “As they grow older, children who receive these certificates will be able to follow the progress of the site where their tree has been planted and I hope that this will serve to help Welsh children feel a further and lasting connection to our native wildlife here in Wales.”
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