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Forest sell-off delay welcomed
11 February 2011
Commenting on today's decision to put plans to sell-off 15 per cent of England's publicly-owned forests on hold, Friends of the Earth campaigner Martyn Williams said:
"This welcome announcement buys more time to safeguard our forests.
"But Ministers are still jumping the gun by pushing new laws through Parliament which allow them to sell off forests without any safeguards - the Government must put this on hold, at least until this consultation is over.
"Millions of people are deeply concerned about the possible impacts of these sell-off plans on wildlife and access - and they struggle to see any benefits.
"The Government can't ignore this huge public outcry - Ministers must review this deeply unpopular policy and ask themselves if it's really worth it."
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Published by Friends of the Earth Trust
Last modified: Feb 2011
