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Government has pressed importance of nature restoration as part of a green recovery from the pandemic. Three types of environmental enhancement: improving woodland, peatland and urban parks, could create 16,050 jobs across the 20 per cent of British constituencies experiencing the most severe employment challenges. Green Alliance commissioned WPI Economics to consider the potential of new green job opportunities across Britain. The evidence is clear that green jobs should be at the heart of government’s levelling up programme. Investing in green initiatives produces more jobs per £1 invested than traditional infrastructure like fossil fuel power generation.