Relevant St Helens policies and organisations

Non-statistical indicator

We have identified the following laws, policies and strategy plans in place that are relevant to this indicator

St Helens is part of the Mersey Forest. The Mersey Forest is a growing network of trees and woodlands covering 1,370 km2 of Merseyside and North Cheshire, which is home to 1.7 million people.

  • Mersey Forest Plan 9m trees planted since 1991
  • Achieved three times more tree planting than the England average
  • Created over 3,000 hectares of woodland. That’s the same as 4,322 full-sized football pitches, or 24,000 Olympic swimming pools
  • Absorbed 524,574 tonnes of carbon dioxide, which demonstrates a clear impact on climate change.

Case Study - Bold Forest Park

A cluster of community woodlands spanning 220 hectares, including Sutton Manor, Clock Face Country Park and Griffin Wood, has dramatically improved the image of the area and offers a future source of economic development.

Source: Mersey Forest Delivery Plan PDF

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Goal

Goal 15: Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
Target

Target 15.2: By 2020, promote the implementation of sustainable management of all types of forests, halt deforestation, restore degraded forests and substantially increase afforestation and reforestation globally
Indicator

Indicator 15.2.1: Progress towards sustainable forest management
Organisation

The Mersey Forest
Contact email

mail@merseyforest.org.uk
Unit of measure

Number of trees planted
Data sources

The Mersey Forest Delivery Plan
Data compilers

The Mersey Forest
Comment and limitations

Data represents the number of trees planted from 1990-91 until 2012-13. Data only represents trees planted in the Mersey Forest.
Data last updated 2021-08-24: see changes on GitHub opens in a new window
Metadata last updated 2022-07-08: see changes on GitHub opens in a new window

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Goal

Goal 15: Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
Target

Target 15.2: By 2020, promote the implementation of sustainable management of all types of forests, halt deforestation, restore degraded forests and substantially increase afforestation and reforestation globally
Indicator

Indicator 15.2.1: Progress towards sustainable forest management
International organisations(s) responsible for global monitoring

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Comment and limitations

Data follows the UN specification for this indicator. This indicator has been identified in collaboration with topic experts.