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30,000 trees planted to restore Ireland’s lost Atlantic rainforest
30,000 trees planted to restore Ireland’s lost Atlantic rainforest
Nearly 30,000 native trees have been planted at Lenamore Wood in Northern Ireland, marking the start of a century-long project to restore a fragment of the Atlantic rainforest. The first planting, reported…
The Story in Brief
Nearly 30,000 native trees have been planted at Lenamore Wood in Northern Ireland, marking the start of a century-long project to restore a fragment of the Atlantic rainforest. The first planting, reported by the BBC, took place in February and March 2026. Oak, alder and rowan now cover parts of the 41-acre site near Gortin. Northern Ireland has only 0.04% ancient woodland left, according to the Woodland Trust. The project, backed by Aviva's £38 million pledge, aims to rebuild habitat and support wildlife. The trees will take generations to mature, with the focus on starting a process rather than seeing a final forest.
The Indian Opinion
Some may dismiss this as a symbolic gesture that will take a century to bear fruit. But the real value lies in restarting a natural process broken for centuries. The Aviva-backed project shows that long-term restoration can attract serious corporate funding. The test will be whether similar efforts can spread beyond this 41-acre site to reconnect the fragmented remnants of Ireland's rainforest. That will determine if we are serious about reversing millennia of deforestation.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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