Community forests the size of a basketball court can make an outsized difference, providing shade, attracting plants and animals, and even storing a bit of carbon
. Meanwhile, one of the youngest, a 231.6-square-meter forest planted in Almere in 2018, sequestered just 4.3 kilograms; researchers wrote that vandalism—trees had been broken—also likely contributed.
Bleichrodt said it’s interesting to know how much carbon the forests store, but tiny plots of trees alone will not solve climate change—only cutting emissions will do that, he said. But instead of measuring the mini forests based on carbon sequestration, she said, it’s better to gauge them on impacts like urban cooling, water regulation, biodiversity, and more.
Also, she said, the projects shouldn’t be limited to forests, if, for instance, the area would naturally be a grassland. Instead of “tiny forest,” she suggested, they could be called “tiny ecosystems.”Fujiwara, who worked with Miyawaki, said some forests planted in India and the Netherlands do not truly follow Miyawaki’s method to create natural forests because of the species selection. Some used fast-growing species such as willow or alder; some had too many different species.
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