We are really thrilled to share these images of Pipal Tree’s partner organisation, the social enterprise Lily’s Leaves, at work on Sunday. Lily’s Leaves’ staff and trainees (who are deaf) were joined by enthusiastic members of the local community, Nepal Army and police in planting a first Miyawaki rapid-growth forest at the world heritage site of Swayambhu, overlooking Kathmandu valley.
Sunday’s plantation work was the culmination of months of hard graft in clearing away rubbish, preparing the ground with deep excavation and composting and the erection of monkey-proof fences that you can see in the pictures. The fencing is necessary to prevent monkeys from uprooting the saplings, but they will be admitted in due course!
Lily’s workforce planted 2,628 saplings from 70 native species across 1,184 square metres. From using the Miyawaki Method we can expect these to grow ten times faster than saplings planted conventionally.
This outstanding work is the first phase of a reforestation programme at Swayambhu that is running in parallel with Lily’s Leaves urban nature project activities elsewhere in Kathmandu valley. The programme is only possible through supporter generosity that is channelled through the Big Give matched funding platform.
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