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flag Tiny forests planted across Australia and the Pacific using Japan’s Miyawaki method are fighting climate change and pollution, with one in the Cook Islands reducing lagoon runoff.

flag Tiny forests, small native tree plantings using Japan’s Miyawaki method, are expanding across Australia and the Pacific to fight climate change and biodiversity loss. flag Since 2023, The Groundswell Collective has created 19 such forests in Australia, including one in the Cook Islands—named “Vaorakau iti”—planted in November 2024 to reduce lagoon pollution from runoff. flag These micro-forests, often the size of a tennis court, rapidly grow tall trees, improve soil and air quality, reduce urban heat, and support wildlife. flag The Cedar Brush Creek forest in NSW already has trees nearly five meters tall. flag The group won the NSW Banksia Awards’ Biodiversity Prize, highlighting the movement’s growing impact.

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