THE federal government has today (May 6) released a “Tree Management Policy”, which will see tree canopy increase from 33 per cent to 40 per cent in the National Triangle and other central areas by 2030. Overseen by the National Capital Authority, the authority will immediately begin the implementation strategy for the roll out, which will also include improving the age diversity of the treescape by ensuring at least 10 per cent of the population are juvenile, and improving the existing diversity of the species to ensure that no one species represents more than 10 per cent of the population. When announcing the policy, Assistant Minister for Regional Development and Territories Nola Marino said with ageing trees in the ACT, it’s timely to plan for its future.