Nature

Green World

One of our objectives at HUF, an NPO working on the environment in Pakistan, is to make our country and the world greener. To achieve this, we have recently planted over 18,000 plants at:

Services Hospital
Punjab Institute of Mental Health (PIMH)
Lady Aitchison Hospital
Parks Horticultural Authority (PHA)
Sialkot Cantt
Cancer Care Hospital

Miyawaki Forest

The Miyawaki method is an afforestation technique for cultivating fast-growing groves of native plants, with the dense, mixed planting intended to simulate the layers of a natural forest.

Developed in the early 1970s by the late Japanese forest ecologist Akira Miyawaki, the method involves the following steps:

Determine the plant species native to a given area.
Improve the soil by mixing in organic material.
Plant seedlings of native trees and understory plants in a dense.
Mixed manner (about three seedlings per square meter) meant to simulate a natural forest.
Remove weeds from the site for up to three years after planting, if necessary.

Brief Details Of Miyawaki Forestation

Approximate number of trees per kanal 1125
Planting distance min.- 4’ from each plant
Pot size 12” plant size 4’/5’
Indigenous species or plants which have been acclimatized to local conditions.
No two plants of the same specie should be planted side by side
Taller plants to be planted in the center in the center so that they may not hinder the sunlight.

Covering the ground to stop weeding and retaining softness
The following species of plants are planned for plantation in the proposed Miyawaki Forest
Mulbery, Sheesham, Neem/Dharek, Moringa, Amaltas, Gulmohar, Raat Ki Rani, Logistonia, Sukhchain.
Cost per kanal is PKR 1.1 million approximately including the cost of plants, transportation, labour and other sundry expenses.

Up to 14 working days required for completing the Miyawaki forest

DAY 1, 2, 3

Cutting the grass and leveling the ground