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Planting a new forest for Glasgow City Region
CCF’s David Walsh helping youngsters plant the new Glasgow Children’s Woodland (page 5) Work has commenced on the Clyde Climate Forest, which aims to help tackle climate change and breathe new life across the Glasgow City Region, which encompasses the eight local authorities of Glasgow, East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire, Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire, North Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire, and Inverclyde. Over the next decade, ten trees for every man, woman and child will be planted in the new ‘forest’. With a population of 1.8 million that means around 18 million trees will be planted, increasing woodland cover in the region from 17% to 20%. The project is an ideal opportunity for Glasgow City Region to demonstrate its commitment to reaching Net Zero carbon emissions, as it hosts COP26. 16
