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Welsh Government under pressure to give clarity on SFS tree planting targets

Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Climate Change Huw Irranca-Davies confirmed the carbon sequestration evidence panel would be reporting its findings to the ministerial roundtable 'anytime soon'

Rachael Brown
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Welsh Government under pressure to give clarity on SFS tree planting targets

The Welsh Government is coming under pressure to confirm its approach to the 10% tree planting target proposed in the initial design of the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS). READ NOW: Defra's £2.4bn...

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