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Schoolyard micro-forest

Helsinki · Rewilding, Urban greening & trees · Nuorten Akatemia · Helsinki hub · documented with the standard Compendium framework (T4.4)

Objectives

Plant a 120 m² Miyawaki-style micro-forest in a paved schoolyard corner with Loisto Settlementti.

Target group

18 pupils + Yeesi volunteers

Best practice

'Climate thoughts' journalling sessions turned eco-anxiety into a planting plan.

Challenges & how they were solved

Frost window planning — timeline template from the Youth Guide helped schedule it right.

EU policy alignment

European Green Deal · EU Youth Strategy 2019–2027

“Our anxiety became 220 trees.” — Aino, 16