Urban Forest Park was initiated after Karachi witnessed its first “official” heat wave, where more than 2000 people perished. Major culprit for this heat wave was the ‘Urban Heat Island’-effect due to the concrete build-up and not enough green cover. In our quest to find a solution, we came across the Miyawaki Method which promised fast & sustainable forests within 3 years without pesticides and chemicals. In December 2015, after seeing the results, we planted our first pilot forest based on Dr. Akira Miyawaki’s methodology and decided to expand the project to the whole park. SUGi aims to create evergreen, sustainable forests to restore Karachi’s degraded environment. ‘Clifton Urban Forest’ was re-designed to address several challenges facing modern-metro lifestyles. “Our goal is to plant 50,000 trees, which will serve as the “Air Purifier & Lungs” of the area. The mini forests will help bring the ambient temperature down once fully grown. Moreover, they will also hold thousands of gallons of runoff water after rain.” – Forest Maker Shahzad Qureshi