Recreating urban forest with native species in Delhi

Using the Miyawaki plantation technique, which involves planting tree and shrub seedlings densely to simulate the natural composition and layers of a real forest (Urban forest), Delhi will have one of its largest fully-grown native forests by 2024. After two to three years of maintenance, the forest will become self-sufficient, making it the perfect greening solution for the congested city. In the next 45 days, 35000 seedlings from more than 50 species will be planted on a 3-acre plot of land in Dwarka Sector 17, Delhi.

The Otrivin manufacturer, GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Private Limited, launched this project as part of their CSR programme in collaboration with Green Yatra. Employees participated in the plantation push to build a carbon sink for the city as part of their action to preserve the environment today.

Studies indicate that the Miyawaki approach, developed by Japanese botanist Dr. Akira Miyawaki, would allow plants to grow faster and denser while preserving the nutritional content of the soil as compared to a normal planting method. Better noise, dust, and carbon-dioxide absorption might be possible as a result.

Urban forest

Shanu Saksena, Head CSR, Haleon (formerly GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare), commented on the collaboration to build a carbon sink for the city: “We acknowledge the poor air quality and rising temperature has substantial influence on our world and our health. The Miyawaki approach is a sustainable way to create urban forestry in constrained spaces, which helps people breathe clean air and reduces air pollution. Therefore, our effort to bring back the city’s greener pastures is a solution-driven one.

Commenting on the partnership According to the UN, we have fewer than 8 years to prevent a catastrophic case of climate change, and we are running out of time to protect the environment, according to Pradeep Tripathi, founder of Green Yatra. The world’s largest, most polluted, and warmest cities are all in India, making Indian megacities the ones most impacted by climate change. The majority of Indian metropolises are rapidly losing their greenery, and 50–70% of it is non-native, which is bad for our urban biodiversity and citizens’ health. We therefore require an organic, long-lasting solution that can provide remarkable outcomes in a short amount of time and area. Our inventive, quickly expanding native urban forests are one of the greatest options currently available.

Commenting on the partnership According to the UN, we have fewer than 8 years to prevent a catastrophic case of climate change, and we are running out of time to protect the environment, according to Pradeep Tripathi, founder of Green Yatra. The world’s largest, most polluted, and warmest cities are all in India, making Indian megacities the ones most impacted by climate change. The majority of Indian metropolises are rapidly losing their greenery, and 50–70% of it is non-native, which is bad for our urban biodiversity and citizens’ health. We therefore require an organic, long-lasting solution that can provide remarkable outcomes in a short amount of time and area. Our inventive, quickly expanding native urban forests are one of the greatest options currently available.