Scientific References

Self-sustaining ecosystem:

After approximately three years our SUGi Pocket Forests become self-sustaining. They no longer require human maintenance or watering, and can be handed over to Nature for biodiversity and complexity to naturally develop.

Potential number of species:

Through our partnership with Restor, we are able to estimate the potential number of mammal, bird, and amphibian species that may make their home in the forest.

Carbon sequestration:

We base our estimates on International Tree Foundation’s estimates, calculating approximately 44 kg of CO2 equivalent, per year, per square meter, at forest maturity. This is a conservative estimate - we note that several studies have shown Miyawaki forests to locally sequestre significantly more carbon - up to 16x more times than other afforestation methods.