Purpose

In 2022-23 the White Rose
Forest (WRF) was given the opportunity to access funding from a
global reforestation foundation called One Tree Planted (OTP), for
its 2022-23 woodland planting schemes. The eligibility for this
funding was based on photographic evidence of trees the WRF had
planted in the 2022-23 planting season. 
Evidence for 441,947 trees was submitted and has now been verified
by the lead organisation - the accountable body working with
OTP.
 
The donation the WRF expect
to receive will be a minimum of £154,681 but could be
up to a maximum of £353,100. The final figure is yet
to be confirmed.
 
The funds are expected to be
paid in instalments to Kirklees Council in the next 8
months.
 
Decision to take effect from
– February 2024
 

Content

A decision has been taken to
accept funding from the One Tree Planted (OTP) Foundation which is
an American based non-profit, public charity
donor, whose mission is to help with global
reforestation. 
 
The White Rose Forest (part
of Kirklees’ Major Projects Team) is one of England’s
Community Forests which has an agreement in place with OTP. This
agreement enables Kirklees Council to receive donations from OTP
for North and West Yorkshire trees planting schemes supported with
grant funding from the WRF (in 2022-23).
 
The OTP donation will be
used to support the revenue cost (staff costs) of monitoring the
new woodland across future years. The woodlands need to be
monitored for 15 years following planting.