"A microforest blooming outside City Square Mall in Little India has been expanded, after a study showed that the green refuge can help lower temperatures by up to 5 deg C compared with the surrounding urban areas"
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Microforests produce a range of benefits for neighborhoods, absorbing stormwater and recharging groundwater, and reducing heat extremes, and attracting new birds and insects. Our analysis estimated that one site will produce at least $36K in annual benefits at maturity. #microforests
Our work with Groundwork Elizabeth was featured on the Today Show! To reintroduce nature to their community, Elizabeth planted a series of “microforests,” dense plots high in biodiversity which develop the characteristics of mature forests up to 5 times faster than other urban forests. #microforests
"The pocket forests adhere to the “Miyawaki method” named after a Japanese botanist, to plant a wide variety of local trees in large numbers and in very tight quarters, mimicking the biodiversity and competition of the natural growth...in the wild.” #MicroForests
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Our analysts found that for every $1 invested, the community will gain $10.90 in benefits such as improved air quality and heat reductions. Thousands of microforests, also known as Miyawaki forests, have been planted since the technique was developed in the late 1970s. #microforests
In 2021, Groundwork installed the first “microforest,” small neighborhood stands of more than 260 native trees and plants. Earlier this year, they asked Earth Economics to assess their broader benefits and costs. #microforests
I love this! “Imagine that the world starts waking up to the ability of these tiny, vacant lots to work as an ecological unit again. If more and more people put these micro forests in, it can make a very large difference.” #Microforests
Decades late, but finally Athens sows seeds of survival. A micro-forest isn’t just greenery—it’s climate resistance in concrete jungles. When will other heat-struck cities follow, or are we waiting for collapse first? #UrbanHeatCrisis #MicroForests #ClimateActionNow #GreenInfrastructure
🇯🇵: #MicroForests are reshaping #urban landscapes, offering biodiversity, pollution reduction, and community well-being. Using the Miyawaki method, these dense green spaces grow rapidly, providing vital wildlife habitats and cooling cities. #CriticalZone
#Microforests are popping up as people are looking for ways to fight climate change. Microforest will not replace millions of hectares of native forests being lost every day that need to be protected, but it does encourage biodiversity in unlikely places.
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