Tiny Forests
Super Tiny. Super Powerful.
Tiny Forests are densely packed patches of native bushland the size of a tennis court, right in the heart of our cities. These urban wildlife oases are a unique nature-based solution, reconnecting people with nature and helping to mitigate our urban climate and biodiversity challenges. Using an established planting method (called the Miyawaki method) that includes soil enrichment, diverse indigenous plant selection, and a dense planting structure; Tiny Forests are supercharged, growing up to 10 times faster than traditional forests, and becoming up to 100 times more biodiverse than monoculture forests.
Earthwatch is championing Tiny Forests in Australia, and engaging the local community to help plant, maintain and conduct important research, to better understand the benefits these tiny and mighty forests provide.
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Engaging communities
Inspiring change
Leading Citizen Science
Step 1:
We plant dense, fast-growing native bushlands, based on an established forest management method.
Step 2:
We engage business and community to cultivate and monitor each forest over time. This connects people with nature and raises awareness of biodiversity loss and climate change.
Step 3:
We collect environmental and social data relating to every forest we plant, to assess the benefits they provide over time and between forests.
Citzen Science
Through our citizen science program, we facilitate biodiversity monitoring on each forest through our dedicated research portal. The data collected contributes to an international open-source body of research spanning the UK, Germany and the Netherlands. Determining the effectiveness of Tiny Forests as Nature Based Solutions to the impact of biodiversity loss and climate change.
We are thrilled to announce that we are proudly partnering with Bupa for the development of our Sydney and Monash Tiny Forest sites.
This collaboration is made possible through the generous support of the Bupa Healthy Planet, Healthy People initiative. Planting is scheduled to take place in May, stay tuned for more updates around this unique corporate engagement partnership. Read more here.
It’s long been understood that getting active in nature is good for both your physical and mental health. That's why we're so pleased that the millions of steps our people took in 2023 has unlocked funding for amazing biodiversity projects such as Tiny Forests. We hope these green spaces will be enjoyed by local communities for generations.
Sustainable Development Goals
