Pipal Tree

The PENYCOMMIN TRUST is supporting Pipal Tree on their Dhanushadham Bird Park project.

Their formal project Aim is: “An outreach and education programme for schools and young people in Nepal to engage them in advocacy and practical action relating to rewilding and towards addressing the Climate Emergency.” 

The tangible focal point of the project will be the rewilding of an open-grazing public space, creating a showpiece “tiny forest” using the “Miyawaki Method” – a first in Nepal! Ours will become a demonstration site for a method that has a high environmental return where only a small area of land is available, such as in the urban environment. It has already proven its worth elsewhere in the world, including in the UK. This will be in conjunction with the siting of some mosaics of local birdlife as striking public artworks in juxtaposition with the real thing. In parallel, we will develop teaching resources and prepare for future field trips to the project area of Dhanushadham, Province 2, southeast Nepal. We estimate that up to 200 children and adolescents from local schools can be involved in the sapling planting activity alone.

For more information, or to follow this exciting project, visit their blog and website!