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Farmers are key to restoring native woodlands—here's what's holding them back

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Ireland's native woodland scheme, which was introduced by the government in 2001, is successfully bringing back biodiversity. But the country still struggles to meet its tree-planting targets. The reason? Policy doesn't always match the economic realities farmers face.

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