Hong Kong primary school plants Japan’s ‘Miyawaki forest’ to help cool city

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here:
https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube

Rising temperatures sparked by global warming have led to an even hotter urban climate, created by the so-called heat island effect. Hong Kong-based social enterprise Nature Makers Lab is seeking to help ease the effects of warm air trapped in urban spaces by planting mini forests around the city that also promote biodiversity. Based on a system invented by Japanese botanist Akira Miyawaki, Hong Kong’s first dense mini-forest project was carried out with the help of a group of primary school pupils.

(Photo: SCMP / Jonathan Wong)

Related story:
How Japan’s tiny forests are helping to cool India’s heat islands https://sc.mp/vb7t

Support us:
https://subscribe.scmp.com

Follow us on:
Website: https://www.scmp.com
Facebook:   / scmp  
Twitter:   / scmpnews  
Instagram:   / scmpnews  
Linkedin:   / south-china-morning-post  

#scmp #SCMPOriginals #HongKongenvironmentalissues