urban forest

Civic chief at Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation, Abhijit Bangar, has converted 3-acres of land in Navi Mumbai into a green oasis that has attracted biodiversity, including snake species, butterflies, birds and more

Flowers of jasmine, moringa, hibiscus, neem and curry leaf ‐- Mumbai’s Punam Jain explains how you can grow these healthy edible flowers at home.

“You would not believe how barren and dry my garden once was. And now, I don’t recall the last time I needed to buy leafy greens from the market,” says the urban gardener.

Once an abandoned and neglected park on a four-acre stretch of land, it is today a lush green area with more than 300 species of flora in the range of 10,000 native fruit-bearing trees, herbs, shrubs, host and nectar plants, air detox plants as well as vegetables!

For 20 years, Bimal Desai has been crusading for the protection of Cubbon Park. Instrumental in getting night traffic banned in Bengaluru's green lung, he has also grown eight Miyawaki forests in his backyard!

Often we hear about thousands of saplings being planted, but we never hear about what happens next. This organisation makes sure that it takes care of its trees!

Shubhendu Sharma left his high paying job as an engineer to plant trees for the rest of his life. Using the unique Miyawaki methodology to grow saplings, Afforestt converts any land into a self-sustainable forest in a couple of years. He has successfully created 33 forests across India in two years. Here's how he made it possible.