Impact in the Netherlands

In 2015 IVN planted its first Tiny Forest in the Netherlands. Since than the number of Tiny Forests and our impact increases with every forest we plant. In short the impact of Tiny Forest is:

  • IVN has planted more than 200 Tiny Forests in public spaces and almost 100 on private ground since 2015
  • 20.000 school children, 1500 teachers and 1200 local residents participated in planting, maintaining and enjoying our forests. Every Tiny Forest is adopted by a local school, who use the forest as an outdoor classroom.
  • Scientist from Wageningen University and Research (WENR) and citizen scientists have discovered 595 different species of animals and plants in Tiny Forests across the Netherlands.
  • Wageningen University and Research (WENR) established that one 200 m2 Tiny Forest sequesters 250 kilograms of CO2 per year. That’s how much CO2 you emit when you drive from Amsterdam to Barcelona by car.

We feel that our biggest impact is made by helping school children and local communities plant and maintain their own forest. Children are the Tiny Forest Rangers. They monitor the growth, show people around and take lessons in the outdoor classroom. This way we educate the ecosystem restorers of the future.

But our impact is not just a feel-good story, we also have numbers to back up our story. We monitor the number of Tiny Forests we plant and the number of people we engage. And scientists from Wageningen University & Research (WENR) monitor the effects of the Tiny Forest on biodiversity, CO2 sequestration, thermal comfort and water retention.

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Map

Interested in the Dutch Tiny Forest locations? Check our online map of The Netherlands (and Belgium).

 

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