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5th June 2023

16th May 2024

Join Surat વન Community Plantation Drive!

Vision

Create a healthy, ecologically balanced environment for Surat city through urban forestation

Add dense green cover to our city.

Improve ecosystem balance and decrease the heat island effect.

Increase carbon sequestration through dense plantation.

Mission

Gift Surat with 25 lakh sq. m. of urban forest area with dense plantation.

About Us

Increase carbon sequestration through dense plantation.

Creating an urban forest for a healthier, greener Surat.

Improving air quality, lowering temperatures, restoring land fertility, and enriching biodiversity.

What is Miyawaki Concept?

What Is the Miyawaki Method?

Japanese botanist Akira Miyawaki endowed the Miyawaki technique to create dense forests with native plants. This unique method is used worldwide for urban afforestation by growing a forest in someone’s backyard.

Requirements for Afforestation through the Miyawaki Method

The Miyawaki afforestation method requires quite a small space, at least 20 square feet.

One must seed plants very close to save space and dense plant growth. This will also allow young trees to protect each other and block sunlight from hitting the forest’s ground, preventing parasitic plant growth

This process must attain plant growth 10 times faster, and vegetation 30 times denser than usual.

One must maintain such a forest for at least 3 years, according to the Miyawaki method.

Why It Matters

Cleaner air with more carbon sequestration.

Restored land and cooler temperatures for a more comfortable city.

Enriched flora and fauna and enhanced biodiversity.