How an ancient Japanese technique is helping to restore native flora in Amman, Jordan

Since 2018, a Jordanian architect and a Japanese environmentalist have planted three tiny forests in Amman, Jordan.
These are some of the first forests in the Middle East to be designed according to the Miyawaki method, a technique for growing mature forests in a matter of decades at virtually any scale.
In a country with just 0.03% tree cover and where tree planting is increasingly popular but knowledge about native vegetation is scattered, the effort involved extensive research and experimentation to identify and propagate native plants.
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[@eej902]

Different plants living together in harmony makes for abundance and healthy soil. Poetic

[@IvanKinsmanSDP]

Excellent to see this method being used in Jordan and, as you say, it is growing in popularity around the world because these forests are so fast growing.

[@carolinerouleau3169]

Bravo 🙌

[@sandusky_skaii3485]

Great work, keep up the great work and inshallah all goes well in the future. Anyone know how this project is doing as of now?

[@devdeuce93]

Makes me want to start a native nursery so I can plant away

[@jordanson66]

good job, I have been looking for a book regarding native species in Jordan for a long time and I was wondering if you can help me , thank you

[@omega4chimp]

Me by plant fruit trees and make money too.