Chennai: Greater Chennai Corporation has partnered with AM Foundation for a Miyawaki technique tree plantation project to increase the city’s forest cover.
Japan’s Miyawaki technique requires planting three or four varieties of native species trees which results in denser forest cover over a shorter period of time.
India has seen acceptance of Miyawaki projects to meet the country’s promise under the Paris Agreement to improve its green cover from 25 to 33 per cent.
AM Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of Singapore-headquartered AM International Holdings Pte. Ltd (AMIH), recently completed a Miyawaki technique tree plantation project around the manufacturing plants of Manali Petrochemicals (MPL).
Various native species of trees were planted in Zone 2, Ward 15 of Manali New Town, Chennai. The species of trees were selected based on recommendations from the Tamilnadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB).