Tbilisi City Hall has launched a new forest rehabilitation initiative covering 11 hectares near Ratevani Street in the Nadzaladevi district. The project will plant around 11,000 seedlings, Mayor Kakha Kaladze announced during a municipal government meeting.
The initiative builds on a long-running restoration program led by the Tbilisi Environmental Protection Service which has been rehabilitating degraded, fire-damaged and otherwise impacted forest areas since 2018. The agency’s work includes tree planting, supporting natural forest regeneration, and restoration of damaged ecosystems. To date, 140 hectares have been restored under this effort while forest coverage remains a defining feature of the capital, accounting for roughly 24% of Tbilisi’s total territory.
Kaladze stressed that continued investment in forest recovery is central to the city’s long-term environmental goals, describing restoration projects as critical to making Tbilisi greener and ecologically cleaner.
Alongside public funding and oversight Cartu Charity Foundation and the family of Bidzina Ivanishvili have supported additional restoration work on the Mtatsminda slopes and around Turtle Lake. Collectively these philanthropic-backed projects span about 700 hectares and prioritize zones in particularly poor environmental condition showcasing a public-private model for protecting urban forests.
City Hall says the newly launched Nadzaladevi project is part of an ongoing strategy to preserve ecological balance in the capital and expand green spaces for future generations.
