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Noelle Kelly (left) with Ava Kavanagh, Finn Heffernan and James Burke, 1st class pupils from Newtown Mount Kennedy Primary School pictured planting an Ash tree with Minister Andrew Doyle, Minister of State for Food, Forestry and Horticulture and Jerry Britchfield, from Coillte as part of Coillte celebrating their 30th Anniversary during the Tree Council of Ireland\u2019s National Tree Week 2019. Pic. Robbie Reynolds<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Coillte are asking the public to get behind National Tree Week 2019, which will officially kick off on Sunday 31 March and will run until Sunday 7 April 2019, with a special event displaying a carbon bench, which shows off what a tonne of carbon will look like. This year\u2019s theme is encouraging the public to \u2018Plant for our Planet\u2019.<\/p>\n

Coillte have supported Tree Week since 1989 and it is fitting in their 30-anniversary year to be official partners with the Tree Council of Ireland and Forest Industries Ireland for Tree Week 2019.<\/p>\n

To celebrate the carbon bench, Minister Andrew Doyle T.D, for Food, Forestry and Horticulture joined Coillte and 94 school children from the local Newtownmountkennedy National School to celebrate. There was also be a tree planted to mark the day.<\/p>\n

The carbon bench was built by Balcas Sawmill who are based in Enniskillen and are members of the FII. The bench is one cubic meter of timber, shaped into a seat and it represents one tonne of carbon removed from the atmosphere by the tree and now locked up into the timber.<\/p>\n

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Tonne of Carbon Bench.
Noelle Kelly (left) with Finn Heffernan, Kate Kavanagh, James Burke and Ava Kavanagh, 1st class pupils from Newtown Mount Kennedy Primary School pictured at the Coillte offices in Newtown Mount Kennedy Coillte celebrated their 30th Anniversary during the Tree Council of Ireland\u2019s National Tree Week 2019. Pic. Robbie Reynolds<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Trees play a significant role in our climate change strategy by soaking up carbon emissions while also providing a renewable and sustainable building resource through their timber. Trees improve air quality, provide shade, increase biodiversity, provide food and shelter for wildlife, reduce local wind speeds and reduce the effects of flash flooding. Without trees, life on earth would be intolerable. As well as the environmental benefits, there are social and economic reasons to plant trees.<\/p>\n

Since its inception, over half a million trees have been planted throughout the country during Tree Week. By doing something as simple as planting a tree, everyone can play his or her part in improving lives and boosting sustainability as well as a myriad of other benefits, many of which will have long term impact in times of climate uncertainty.<\/p>\n

Head of External Affairs for Coillte, Ciaran Fallon said:<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s fantastic to see so many young people out engaging with nature today and equally brilliant for everyone to come to Coillte and see the carbon bench. We would love to harness this enthusiasm and encourage both young and old to get out and enjoy nature and most importantly to plant a tree.\u201d<\/p>\n

President of the National Tree Council, Joseph McConville said:<\/p>\n

\u201cNational Tree Week is an opportunity for local<\/em> groups to get together and make a lasting difference in their communities. It is open to all ages and with the support of Forest Industries Ireland and Coillte we want this year\u2019s National Tree Week to be the biggest and best one yet and are encouraging people of all ages to get out and enjoy their local events. This year <\/em>we’d love to see even more organisations or individuals rolling up their sleeves and \u2018planting for our planet\u2019 to help maintain our environment for future generations to come.\u201d<\/p>\n

To find out about events happening in your area and to get involved, please visit www.treecouncil.ie<\/a>.<\/u><\/p>\n

About Coillte<\/strong><\/p>\n

Coillte, Ireland\u2019s largest commercial forestry company, manages approximately 7% of the country\u2019s land. Coillte operate three strong businesses from this land – its core forestry business, a wood panels manufacturing business MEDITE SMARTPLY and a land solutions business. Coillte export to over 30 countries worldwide and in the financial year 31 December 2016 generated EBITDA of \u20ac98.3 million from its \u20ac1.5 billion asset. Coillte\u2019s vision is to be the best forestry and land solutions company in Europe.<\/p>\n

The Irish forestry sector supports 12,000 rural based jobs in Ireland, contributes approximately \u20ac2.3 billion to the economy every year and has the potential to double in size over the next ten years.<\/p>\n

Visit\u00a0www.coillte.ie<\/a>\u00a0to learn more<\/p>\n

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