The Afforestation Scheme provides financial support to encourage the planting of trees on land not previously under forest. Increasing the country's forested area helps to tackle climate change, increases biodiversity and provides sustainable jobs in the rural economy. The dataset comprises the Afforestation Licence Applications for May 2021. The published date starts from the 04-05-2021 to the 28-05-2021. It comprises 44 licence applications containing the contract number the scheme, townlands and area in hectares and the electoral district (DED).