forests – 4 SHADES OF EARTH

Increasing forests

Despite the cuts and fires, good news for forests in Italy. The Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies has released the results of a ten-year census on Italian woods and forests, and the conclusion was that the forest area in Italy has grown by 587,000 hectares, bringing woods to cover 36.7% of the nationalContinue reading “Increasing forests”

Burn out

Another summer is about to end, and like every year we found ourselves overwhelmed by the emergencies resulting from fires. According to Lega Ambiente, this year alone 62,623 hectares of land have been destroyed in Italy due to burnings. Following these events, 552 people were reported for arson.This leads us to reflect: what drives thisContinue reading “Burn out”