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Chennai Corporation To Allow Residents Into Miyawaki Forests
In six months, the Greater Chennai Corporation would admit residents into the Miyawaki forests grown across 30 locations of the city. Reportedly, the residents would be permitted to extract medicinal herbs for personal usage. The Miyawaki forests employ a renowned Japanese method of closely planting native species in the same area to regenerate all layers of original forests. This revolutionary technique of urban afforestation favours… read-more
Tags: Greater Chennai Corporation, Miyawaki Model, Chennai, biodiversity
Courtesy: The Hindu
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Kerala Launches Miyawaki Technique To Grow Micro-Forests At Tourist Spots
To strengthen the greenery, Kerala Tourism has launched a project to establish the Miyawaki method of micro- forests in the state. Reportedly, 22 tourist places in 12 districts have been selected for the short-term afforestation. Earlier, the state Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran has inaugurated the project by planting a sapling at the Shanghumugham beach in Thiruvananthapuram. Besides, he said that more than 30,000 saplings would be… read-more
Tags: Kerala, Miyawaki Model, Micro forests, Micro forests State tourism, environment, Plantation drive
Courtesy: The Times of India
