Meet RK Nair, the ‘Indian Green Hero’ that Anand Mahindra praised to create the world’s largest Miyawaki forest
Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra celebrates the largest Miyawaki forest in Kutch, Gujarat, highlighting the famous contributions of Dr Radha Krishna Nair. The 470-acre forest is home to over 300,000 native trees, embodies the potential of successful environmental initiatives and Miyagi tree planting methods.
He entered the social media platform X and shared a video of a regenerated forest in Kutch, the world’s largest Miyawaki Forest. “I know what the Miyawaki forest is, but I don’t know anything about Dr. Nair and how he created the largest forest in the world in India. I’m just thanking us for having such a hero among us when the United States removes sustainability from its priority list,” Anand Mahindra wrote.
In the video shared by Mahindra, the narrator reflects the role of Dr. RK Nair.
“This is a palace forest created by the environmental initiatives of the state government and the vision and efforts of Indian green hero Dr. Radakrishna Nair,” the narrator said.
The narrator adds: “These forests provide a reduction in green towers, enhance biodiversity and hope for a sustainable future, hotter each year than the previous year. We now need more environmental initiatives supported by more countries than ever before.”
Who is Dr. RK Nair?
The Kuchi Forest covers an area of 470 acres and is known as the largest palace forest in the world. This milestone is part of a broader environmental program led by Dr RK Nair through its nonprofit Enviro Creators Founders Foundation, which has established over 100 Miyawaki forests throughout India since 2014.
Dr Nair originally came from Kasargod, Kerala, who began his journey by restoring a small forest of 1,500 trees in 2014.
What is the Palace City Forest Method?
The Miyawaki Forest Method was established in the 1970s by Japanese botanist Akira Miyawaki, a technology that creates forests. The method uses various native species to quickly form dense natural forests in urban areas. In this approach, dense, fast-growing forests are produced by planting natural species close to each other to mimic natural ecosystems. This technology helps to be 10 times faster than traditional methods and 30 times more proliferating than traditional methods
