Sakura season is upon us once again. Japan is home to hundreds of varieties of the fleeting flowers, but do you know your Kanzan from your Ukon? Here’s a quick guide to introduce you to a mere ...

A series of new forests are being brought to life across Lancashire, thanks to help from community volunteers who planted thousands of trees. In 2024, Lancashire County Council and its partners ...

Delhi’s Forest department is planning a Miyawaki plantation drive at Asola-Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary in South Delhi. The department has floated a fresh tender with a proposal to plant and maintain ...

Devised in the 1970s, the Miyawaki method has been a popular reforestation approach in urban areas worldwide. The method involves densely planting seedlings, which proponents say makes them grow more ...

Miyawaki forests are now pitched as urban heat-reduction pockets, carbon sinks, biodiversity pockets, flood-mitigation buffers, and pollution barriers near roads.

The forest department is set to develop two Miyawaki parks in Sohna using the Japanese afforestation technique to enhance urban green cover and improve environmental conditions, officials said. Sohna ...

Hubballi: Staff of the Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation (HDMC) created new hope by experimenting with growing a Miyawaki forest in a park to raise awareness about environmental protection.The ...