Guardian and Observer appeal for trees raises £250,000 in fortnight

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The 2019 Guardian and Observer climate emergency charity appeal, aimed at planting trees and protecting forests and woodlands, has raised more than 250,000 in less than a fortnight.

The appeal is supporting four charities which promote environmental and social justice through natural climate solutions, ranging from safeguarding the Amazon rainforest to rewilding parts of the Scottish Highlands, to planting trees in Britain's towns, cities and countryside