Editing Reforestation (section)

==== United Kingdom ====
{{See also|Afforestation#United Kingdom}}
Since the 1980s, 8.5 million trees have been planted in the United Kingdom in an area of the [[Midlands]] around the villages of [[Moira, Leicestershire|Moira]] and [[Donisthorpe]], close to Leicester. The area is called [[The National Forest]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-08-06 |title=How millions of trees brought a broken landscape back to life |url=http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/aug/07/national-forest-woodland-midlands-regeneration |access-date=2021-01-30 |website=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref> An even larger reforestation project, called [[Northern Forest (England)|The Northern Forest]], is beginning in South Yorkshire. It aims to plant 50 million trees.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Northern Forest |url=https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/about-us/what-we-do/we-plant-trees/the-northern-forest/ |access-date=2021-01-30 |website=Woodland Trust |language=en-GB}}</ref> Despite this, the UK government has been criticized for not achieving its tree planting goals.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-10-26 |title=Reality Check: Are millions of trees being planted? |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-41551296 |access-date=2021-01-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-06-13 |title=Tree-planting in England falls 71% short of government target |url=http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jun/13/tree-planting-in-england-falls-72-short-of-government-target |access-date=2021-01-30 |website=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref> There have also been concerns of non-native tree planting disturbing the ecological integrity and processes of what would be a native habitat restoration.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Disappointing planting figures in England still far below Government target |url=https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/press-centre/2020/06/government-planting-figures/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126025759/https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/press-centre/2020/06/government-planting-figures/ |archive-date=2021-01-26 |access-date=2021-01-30 |website=Woodland Trust |language=en-GB}}</ref>