Palma, Mallorca

MiniSelva

Rewilding degraded and unused agricultural land into a thriving forest.

The MiniSelva project is happening in Llucmajor, just outside Palma, the capital of Mallorca.

Mallorca island will be deeply affected by climate change and the best protection for many parts of the island is to recreate diverse protective forests around and inside mallorcan villages and cities.

MINISELVA will enable an educational project for neighboring landowners to learn how the Miyawaki Method is creating impressive and long term results concerning reforestation and land regeneration.

Forest Maker MiniBig Forest España

1,000

trees

250

square meters

native species

The site of Miniselva Forest in Palma, Mallorca

trees grow in a field with a building behind them

The pocket forest after 21 months growth

“Miniselva will enable an educational project centered around reforestation and land generation for neighboring landowners.”

— Ludovic Flandin

Forest Report: 21 Months

DATE: 23.10.2022

Survival Rate: 70%

Average of tallest 3 trees: 120 cm

This has been a challenging second year for the forest, though survival rate remains good. Due to the summer heatwave, watering the forest was a challenge, despite the irrigation system we put in. We were relying on trucks for water access and hence the forest was watered less regularly as we would have liked. This has certainly affected the forest though growth is steady, with species like rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis), Aleppo pine (Pinus halepensis) and wild olive (Olea sylvestris) all doing particularly well.