Motion · S5M-19981 · 20 Nov 2019
National Tree Week
The motion
That the Parliament welcomes National Tree Week, which begins on 24 November 2019; recognises that National Tree Week has occurred every year since 1975; acknowledges that trees are a necessity for tackling climate change, removing around 9.5 million tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere each year in Scotland alone; understands that over 22 million trees were planted in Scotland last year, over 80% of the UK total, across over 11,000 hectares of land; congratulates the Scottish Government on exceeding its own target of 10,000 hectares of afforestation, and welcomes its plans to increase tree planting targets to over 30 million trees per year, or 15,000 hectares.
Supporters (17)
- Kenneth Gibson No Party Affiliation 20 Nov 2019
- Jenny Gilruth Scottish National Party 20 Nov 2019
- Bill Kidd 20 Nov 2019
- Richard Lyle 20 Nov 2019
- Rona Mackay 20 Nov 2019
- Joan McAlpine 20 Nov 2019
- David Torrance Scottish National Party 20 Nov 2019
- Sandra White 20 Nov 2019
- Angela Constance Scottish National Party 21 Nov 2019
- John Mason 21 Nov 2019
- Gil Paterson 21 Nov 2019
- Stewart Stevenson 21 Nov 2019
- Fulton MacGregor Scottish National Party 22 Nov 2019
- Emma Harper 24 Nov 2019
- Tom Arthur Scottish National Party 25 Nov 2019
- Gillian Martin Scottish National Party 26 Nov 2019
- Ruth Maguire 3 Dec 2019
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.