What is a community forest and why is it important?
Community Forests vary in size from 100sq km to 1000 sq km. They are close to our towns and cities, and in England alone, half the population now live within easy access of them. They provide vital free green space for everyone and help make our towns and cities better places to live. back to top 15. Why are you giving the money to them and not another local charity like a Children’s Home for example? IKEA does support a wide range of organisations and projects including Child Rights in India and immunisation programmes across the world. However because responsible forestry is a key part of our business we also support forest conservation projects, and this will be our first UK focused forest related project. At more global level tree planting helps to offset carbon emissions, and reducing our carbon emissions is a theme running through IKEA’s environmental strategy. back to top 16. What will they spend the money on and what will that achieve for our local environment? The donated mone
