Virtual Forest Shows the Benefits of Trees to the Community ; Whimsies & Whispers

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Torbay Council is in the process of becoming the first in the UK to put an economic value on every one of its 28,000 trees. Using software developed by the US Forest Service, the authority has surveyed its tree cover and is calculating the benefit it brings in terms of pollution being removed from the air, flood alleviation and energy saved due to summer shade and slower heat loss in the winter. A similar survey, using the revolutionary i-Tree software, in New York found that every dollar spent on tree planting brought benefits worth $5.60.

London's trendy Borough Market got a taste of Cornwall this week as food producers travelled to the capital to showcase the best the county has to offer. Organisers hope the Green Market event, which ran from Thursday until today, will become a regular fixture. Watch this space to find out how Cornish Meadow Preserves, Cornish Stingers, Cornish Orchards, Deli Farm Charcuterie and Ninemaidens Mead got on.

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Virtual Forest Shows the Benefits of Trees to the Community ; Whimsies & Whispers

The people behind Cornwall's Big Design Challenge have set up a charity fund to encourage p...

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