Plant!

Plant! has been developed as part of the Welsh Assembly Government's One Wales agenda and it is an innovative scheme to provide support for indigenous woodlands by creating a Welsh National Forest of native trees to act as a carbon sink.  Therefore the Welsh Assembly Government will arrange for a tree to be planted to mark the birth or adoption of every child in Wales from 1 January 2008.

The scheme was launched by the First Minister, Rhodri Morgan on 18 December 2007 at the first site, Cefn Ila, near Usk in Monmouthshire but the original idea for the scheme came from Cardiff schoolgirl, Natalie Vaughan, 11 who wrote to her Assembly Member, Sue Essex, suggesting that planting a tree for every child born would be a good way to make young people think about their environment and the role they have in preserving it. 

The project will also help to build a stronger connection between people and their environment and improve native habitats.  Each child will receive a certificate stating where their tree is planted.  By planting a tree to commemorate the birth of every child born in Wales, Plant! will create new woodlands for future generations.

The Plant! project is a Welsh Assembly Government initiative and is being delivered on their behalf by the Woodland Trust and the Forestry Commission. 

All parents will be sent their child's certificate by the General Register Office who are undertaking this component of the project on behalf of the Welsh Assembly Government in order to protect confidential information relating to parents and their children under the Data Protection Act 1998.

Please note that although Plant! is a Welsh Assembly Government scheme your details have only been included by agreement with the General Register Office which holds the details of every birth registered in the UK. They have arranged the production of the certificate and please be assured that it is in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and your details will not be used by any other agency, or passed on to any third parties. For more information in this respect please go to www.statistics.gov.uk (external link)