UN, Italy increasingly green with forests rising – VEB

In recent days we are constantly giving good news about Italy, which has become increasingly attentive to the green and environmental protection, from solar energy to get to the collection.

But according to the UN Italy can also boast excellent results in the fight against deforestation, “in Italy was achieved a record of 200 trees for every citizen, forests grow at a rate of 0.6% per annum over the last four decades have been recovered 3.5 million hectares of land dedicated to nature and the threat of flooding has been reduced significantly “, he tells a representative Italy to the United Nations, during a debate on forests at the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).

In addition, reforestation in Italy has increased, reaching the highest rate in the past 500 years of history.

A very important results, given that trees have multiple function, which is often underestimated ” The trees prevent the clogging of drains by their ability to retain water, facilitates the management of waste, mitigate heat waves, and generally improve the quality of life for millions of city dwellers, “says the same representative.