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Hong Kong primary school plants Japan’s ‘Miyawaki forest’ to help cool city | South China Morning Post

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Rising temperatures sparked by global warming have led to an even hotter urban climate, created by the so-called heat island effect. Hong Kong-based social enterprise Nature Makers Lab is seeking to help ease the effects of warm air trapped in urban spaces by planting mini forests around the city that also promote b…

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