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Tiny forests sow seeds of big biodiversity impact

As the number of tiny forests grows across Australia, one biodiversity champion has laid down regional roots with a first Pacific planting.

AAP

Tiny forests breathe life and hope into urban Australia

Forests packed into urban spaces as small as basketball courts are quickly revegetating landscapes, attracting native species and connecting people with nature.

AAP

How to plant a Miyawaki forest – and create a beautiful micro woodland in your own backyard

Increase resilience to climate-change in with inspiration from this internationally acclaimed planting technique

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‘Tiny Forests’ Are Taking Off In Cities Everywhere — But Can They Thrive?

Interviews with tree experts reveal that while half of them supported the Miyawake method, especially in specific urban areas, concerns remained about tree mortality and high costs.

Inverse

Japan-style ‘tiny forests’ are taking root in British cities

A staggering one in three people in England lack access to nature-rich spaces within a short walk from their homes. Now, a growing movement is bringing nature back to cities across the UK. The Miyawaki forest method involves planting a diverse mix of densely packed native woodland trees – or…

The Conversation

Anna Noon is saving the world one tiny forest at a time

The creator of Lake Mac's tiny forests will travel to Japan where the concept was born.

Newcastle Herald

Alappuzha school teacher’s green initiative features in PM Modi’s ‘Mann Ki Baat’ programme

Raphi Ramanath creates a herbal garden with more than 150 medicinal plants on the school campus. A second garden, based on Miyawaki technique, houses more than 450 trees of 115 species in five cents.

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Volunteers plant mini-forests in Paris to slow climate change, tackle heatwaves

French volunteers are using a pioneering Japanese tree-planting method to create pocket forests in Paris in the hope they will slow climate change, create biodiversity hotspots and tackle the growing number of heatwaves in the capital.

France 24

Planting trees isn’t enough. Here’s why we need tiny man-made forests.

A new book "Mini-Forest Revolution" explores a Japanese botanist's unique way of restoring ecosystems, even in urban spaces.

Inverse

Assam Science Society creates first micro-forest in college

The man-made forest in Goalpara district’s Lakhipur College is based on Japanese ecologist Akira Miyawaki’s model

The Hindu

Alappuzha turns greener with Vidyavanam

Miniature forests set up at 12 educational institutions

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