Miyawaki method: This urban foresting method offers a solution to climate change

Miyawaki forestation grows faster than conversation forests and since it includes densely packed shrubs and trees, its upkeep is low maintenance.

A video made by the World Economic Forum (WEF) on the Miyawaki forest method is going viral.

Tiny urban forests can help rewild urban settings and help fight climatechange. The brainchild of the Japanese 🇯🇵 botanist Miyawaki is taking his idea global.

We have so many solutions. Let’s stop the delays and implement them.

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— Erik Solheim (@ErikSolheim) August 5, 2022

I saw this project. Very good. We need to implement this in cities around the world and everywhere.#ClimateActionNow #ActOnClimate #NatureBeauty

— Blessed Isaac (@Blessed_Isaac1) July 22, 2022

Ye olde tweete.
Any tree planted is a good thing, trees native to the area, are a fantastic thing. pic.twitter.com/x8iqUYXM6H

— Ozzie. Pro Choice! (@ozziewiltshire) July 22, 2022

Or, and get this

Maybe stop bulldozing greenbelt land to house immigrants we don’t have the room for ?

That would be even better, like large forests… Someone should patent that.

— 100% non GMO Human. (@Needlesnstring) July 22, 2022

Here’s one in the southside of Glasgow, Scotland pic.twitter.com/bBK0tTFvzO

— Ewan Sanderson (@noisyewan) July 22, 2022

My half-acre garden, planted with natives, hosts crazy populations of birds, insects, and rodents. We must fight on every level.

— Jeanne Bergman (@jbergmannyc) July 22, 2022

While I support the greening of our #cities, the use of the word “forest” in this video is very wrong and misleading.

A forest is a large and complex ecosystem which cannot be compared to a small group of trees put together.

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We need to save & maintain our existing #forests! https://t.co/sI91PtfGNI

— Dr Grégoire Dubois (@GregoireDubois) July 22, 2022

Many schools, businesses & local municipalities have large areas of property that this could be possible. It would be a great way to involve the community to make a positive impact. #climate https://t.co/pvrt4YwJAK

— Mr.KaminskiMath (@MrKaminskiMath) July 22, 2022

Miyawaki Forests gaining traction around the world as it addresses several issues at once, in a bite size portions. https://t.co/7mGNIpFkPp

— Shahzad Qureshi (@Shazy900) July 26, 2022

Former Norwegian diplomat Erik Solheim Saturday shared the explainer video that soon gather over 79,000 views on Twitter.

Commenting on the video, a Twitter user wrote, “Many schools, businesses & local municipalities have large areas of property that this could be possible. It would be a great way to involve the community to make a positive impact. #climate”.

However, many people pointed out that urban green spaces should not be seen as an alternative to natural forestation.

Echoing this argument a Twitter user remarked, “While I support the greening of our #cities, the use of the word “forest” in this video is very wrong and misleading. A forest is a large and complex ecosystem which cannot be compared to a small group of trees put together. We need to save & maintain our existing #forests!”.