The early stages of planting a forest in Kerala. Photo: Handout
How Japan’s tiny forests are helping cool India’s heat islands in major cities like Mumbai and Chennai
- Japanese ecologist Akira Miyawaki pioneered the method of cultivating pockets of green space in urban environments around the world
- Indian engineer Shubhendu Sharma became so fascinated with Miyawaki forests he built an algorithm to develop them more precisely
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The early stages of planting a forest in Kerala. Photo: Handout