There is good news, as millions of trees are to be planted around Glasgow.
There are to be 18 million trees planted around Glasgow over the next 10 years. This proposal to plant millions of trees around Glasgow is called the 'Clyde Climate Forest'. This proposal is so that the city reaches its 'net zero' target.
It is welcoming news and good news.
However, it is estimated that the planted trees will only expand the woodland within the area by 3%. It is a good start in aiming to increase woodlands in Scotland, but, it is not enough - we also need to protect our existing woodlands and other habitats.
The good news about this proposal is that there is a plan to link up existing woodlands. This would help some of our existing woodlands. It would also help wild animals, as fragmented woodlands result in wild animals not being able to travel between woodlands safely, as things like roads put wildlife in danger of being knocked down by a car and killed.
By linking up woodlands, it could help wildlife move about safely without being at risk of roads. It can also help wildlife move about without feeling the stress of going through urban areas: it could make life less stressful for wild animals.
The Woodland Trust and Scottish Forestry have been given grants to plant the trees.
This project is exciting and offers hope for woodlands and woodland animals within Scotland. By rewildling like this, we can give a home to wild animals and help to create a cleaner and healthier environment.
This is a great start to rewilding Scotland and, hopefully in the near future, we will see more stories about rewilding and protecting wildlife in Scotland.
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