Black Cockatoo Forest project page
Introduction to Miyawaki pocket forests
ABC news article – Linked to Facebook
ABC radio media article – Robin Williams Science Show
Written Guidelines
These planning guidelines have been obtained from the Transition Toulouse (France) pocket forest project and its implementation group, the Micro-Forest Collective . They have been translated into English using Google translate:
Introduction – miyawaki micro forests
Chapter 1 – A community approach
Chapter 6 – The cost of a micro forest
Chapter 7 – Monitoring and maintenance (not written)
Documentaries
Angela Lee – Making a mini-forest (2024) Punk Pebble
The Forest – ABC iView (not strictly pocket forests but a very good introduction to biodiverse forests and how they sequester carbon, with a focus on the soil)
Video guidelines
Video guidelines by Afforestt. Although developed by Afforestt in India the concepts are applicable elsewhere.
Podcasts
SUGi Talks – a collection of very good podcasts by SUGi Projects.
Web resources
SUGi Projects has some very good resources including a map of projects they have supported around the world including our Black Cockatoo pocket forest in Perth, Western Australia. There are also lots of other useful resources and ideas.
Media articles
You can read the highly informative two page spread about the Black Cockatoo pocket forest planting prepared by Jens Kirsch which was published in the online version of the Voice newspaper here (page 11)
Funding
WA Government – Lets Grow Grants
Books
Lewis, H. (2022) Mini-forest revolution – Using the Miyawaki Method to Rapidly Rewild the World. Chelsea Green Publishing.
Powell, R. and Emberson, J. (2023) Growing Locals – Gardening with Local Plants in Perth. Second edition. Western Australian Naturalist’s Club Inc.
Groom, C. (2023) Creating Black Cockatoo Friendly Suburbs. UWA Publishing.
Flood, K. (2023) Compost Coach. Murdoch Publishing.
Evans, M. (2021) Soil. Murdoch Books.