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(i)       to note and welcome the information contained within the report;

(ii)       to instruct the Chief Officer – Operations to continue to explore funding

options, including grants and sponsorship to help fund further tree planting in Aberdeen; and

(iii)      to instruct the Chief Officer - Operations, in consultation with Chief Officer - Strategic Place Planning, to ensure that future tree and woodland planting included appropriate / equivalent approaches to both a) carbon coding woodlands to support delivery of the Council's Carbon Budget, and b) applying a tree equity bias to support the reduction of inequalities across relevant communities.

The Committee had before it a report by the Executive Director City Regeneration and Environment which provided an update on the ongoing Council work to Aberdeen’s public trees and woodland following the storms of recent years.  The report also set out updates on sustainability plans, projects

and initiatives undertaken to protect and enhance Aberdeen’s public trees and

woodlands, including the 1 Million Trees initiative and the work to deliver elements of the Tree & Woodland Strategic Implementation Plan.  Finally, the report sought approval for Environmental Services to continue to explore funding options, including grants and sponsorship to help fund further tree planting programmes in Aberdeen.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)      note and welcome the information contained within the report;

(b)      instruct the Chief Officer – Operations to continue to explore funding options, including grants and sponsorship to help fund further tree planting in Aberdeen; and

(c)      instruct the Chief Officer - Operations, in consultation with Chief Officer - Strategic Place Planning, to ensure that future tree and woodland planting included appropriate / equivalent approaches to both a) carbon coding woodlands to support delivery of the Council's Carbon Budget, and b) applying a tree equity bias to support the reduction of inequalities across relevant communities.

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendations.