afforestation af·​for·​es·​ta·​tion (ˌ)a-ˌfȯr-ə-ˈstā-shən ə-, -ˌfär-

noun

: the act or process of establishing a forest especially on land not previously forested

Our Approach: The Miyawaki Method

CLASP installs forests that clean runoff, capture carbon and provide habitat using the Miyawaki Method of afforestation. Pioneered by Dr. Akira Miyawaki in Japan in the 1970s, the Miyawaki Method delivers mature and biodiverse forests ten times faster than traditional planting approaches. The typical Miyawaki forest becomes self-sustaining in one to three years. This provides a means to accelerate carbon capture and biomass by 40x standard planting methods while lowering ongoing total cost of maintenance over time.

In California we have a unique opportunity to build Miyawaki forests because of CalRecycle and SB 1383. The superabundance of OMRI-certified compost means that the cost of site preparation using the Miyawaki Method is drastically lower than ever.

Learn More

To learn more about the Miyawaki Method, we recommend starting with Hannah Lewis’ book “The Mini-Forest Revolution”.