{"id":61,"date":"2023-09-07T17:01:53","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T16:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.shu.ac.uk\/sustainability\/?p=61"},"modified":"2023-10-13T12:35:42","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T11:35:42","slug":"tiny-forests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/research.shu.ac.uk\/sustainability\/2023\/09\/07\/tiny-forests\/","title":{"rendered":"Tiny Forests"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>&gt; Quick Link &#8211; Tiny Forest &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/Pages\/ResponsePage.aspx?id=ofZoiROsL0e4mfcxbkOfQx4BAl4tMlpDpS-CV6i-gl1URFVXTDJBTVNBQks1SE1ORkVFSlQ1N1FBWS4u\">expression of interest<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/research.shu.ac.uk\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/09\/DSC_3636.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.shu.ac.uk\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/09\/DSC_3636.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.shu.ac.uk\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/09\/DSC_3636-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.shu.ac.uk\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/09\/DSC_3636-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Students planting a Tiny Forest in Leicester, UK<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Tiny Forests are dense, fast-growing areas of woodland planted with the aims of reconnecting people with nature, mitigating the effects of climate change and creating nature-rich habitat patches in urban environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why do we need Tiny Forests<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Environmental issues such as flooding, heat stress and loss of biodiversity are increasingly affecting urban areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Creating thriving and climate-resilient urban areas that support economic growth, whilst also enhancing livelihoods and wellbeing, is a considerable challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tiny Forest can play a part in facing this challenge. They bring the benefits of a forest \u2013 reconnecting people with nature and raising awareness, helping to mitigate the impacts of climate change, as well as providing nature-rich habitat patches to support urban wildlife \u2013 right into the heart of our cities and urban spaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Help mitigate the effects of the climate crisis, one Tiny Forest at a time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What is a Tiny Forest?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A Tiny Forest is a dense fast-growing native woodland, based on an established forest management method developed in the 1970s by Dr Akira Miyawaki.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Environmental and social data is collected for every forest we plant, this helps us assess the benefits they provide over time and between different forests.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>600 trees planted densely in a tennis-court size plot, maximising benefits per m2 of land<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Planting method encourages accelerated forest development and uses no chemicals or fertilisers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Low management and maintenance requirements after the first two years<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rich biodiversity, capable of attracting over 500 animal and plant species within the first 3 years<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A nature-rich accessible green space and outdoor classroom for people to reconnect with nature<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Monitoring data gathered by citizen scientists to help understand how Tiny Forests develop, and quantify the climate benefits<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Links to business sustainability, corporate social responsibility (CSR), and environmental, social corporate governance (ESG)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How can we use Tiny Forests in schools?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tiny Forests are a fantastic way to engage young people with the environment. The school community can be involved in the planting and maintenance of the forest. There is a space left as an outdoor classroom to encourage further use of the Tiny Forest in years to come. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Would you like a Tiny Forest in your school or college grounds?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tiny Forests are a fantastic way to engage young people with the environment. The school community can be involved in the planting and maintenance of the forest. There is a space left as an outdoor classroom to encourage further use of the Tiny Forest in years to come<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are currently<strong> identifying potential funding<\/strong> which would cover the cost of implementing Tiny Forests in school grounds. To help understand demand and capacity, if you would like to be considered for a Tiny Forest in your school or college please complete this short <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/Pages\/ResponsePage.aspx?id=ofZoiROsL0e4mfcxbkOfQx4BAl4tMlpDpS-CV6i-gl1URFVXTDJBTVNBQks1SE1ORkVFSlQ1N1FBWS4u\">eForm<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tiny Forest: More than just trees\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rcHXOoXHSds?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&gt; Quick Link &#8211; Tiny Forest &#8211; expression of interest Tiny Forests are dense, fast-growing areas of woodland planted with the aims of reconnecting people with nature, mitigating the effects of climate change and creating nature-rich habitat patches in urban environments. Why do we need Tiny Forests Environmental issues such as flooding, heat stress and &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.shu.ac.uk\/sustainability\/2023\/09\/07\/tiny-forests\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Tiny Forests&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":87,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-61","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-projects"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.shu.ac.uk\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.shu.ac.uk\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.shu.ac.uk\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.shu.ac.uk\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/87"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.shu.ac.uk\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/research.shu.ac.uk\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":215,"href":"https:\/\/research.shu.ac.uk\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61\/revisions\/215"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.shu.ac.uk\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.shu.ac.uk\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.shu.ac.uk\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}