Petition · past parliament
To safeguard our climate, wildlife and wellbeing outlaw felling of mature trees.
Rejected
11 signatures
What the petition asks
Introduce a presumption against felling any mature tree.
Large trees grow faster and absorb CO2 faster than young trees.
They host insects, birds and small mammals; their canopies reduce wind speeds, trap dust, absorb pollutants and cool air.
Trees help people's mental and physical health.
Large trees grow faster and absorb CO2 faster than young trees.
They host insects, birds and small mammals; their canopies reduce wind speeds, trap dust, absorb pollutants and cool air.
Trees help people's mental and physical health.
References
Rate of carbon accumulation increases continuously with tree size, N. L. Stephenson, A.J. Dash, M. L. Zavala, Nature 507, 90-93 (06 March 3014)
Why are trees so important? The Royal Parks website https://www.royalparks.org.uk
Neighbourhood Greenpeace and health in a large urban centre, O Kardan, P Gozdyra, B Misic, et al
Scientific Reports 5 article number : 11610 (2015)
Rate of carbon accumulation increases continuously with tree size, N. L. Stephenson, A.J. Dash, M. L. Zavala, Nature 507, 90-93 (06 March 3014)
Why are trees so important? The Royal Parks website https://www.royalparks.org.uk
Neighbourhood Greenpeace and health in a large urban centre, O Kardan, P Gozdyra, B Misic, et al
Scientific Reports 5 article number : 11610 (2015)
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 8 May 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 13 Jun 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
11
Status
Rejected
Rejected
13 Jun 2019
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