Trees serve us better when they are planted with friends. In "Mini-Forest Revolution," author Hannah Lewis shows how a forestation method developed by Japanese botanist Akira Miyawaki is helping ...

The Miyawaki method is an afforestation technique for cultivating fast-growing groves of native plants, with the dense, mixed planting intended to simulate the layers of a natural forest. Originally ...

Due to urbanization and human settlements destroying natural forests, African cities are increasingly experiencing high traffic noise, harmful emissions, and a “concrete jungle” development. In ...

The Miyawaki method can be used in cities where green space has thinned out over decades. Roads, concrete surfaces, parking areas, and compact housing have changed how the land behaves, especially ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. When Takushi Sato left Japan for Belém, Brazil, in 1971, he never imagined what he would go through. By 2000, as the manager of a timber company ...