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Italy, the Forest Nation We Did Not Notice

L’Italia, la nazione forestale che non avevamo notato

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Jul 04, 2026
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Aerial view of a dense forest with autumn foliage.
Photo by Kristaps Ungurs on Unsplash

How abandoned fields, mountain villages, climate pressure and a century of social change quietly turned Italy into one of Europe’s most surprising forest stories

When people abroad imagine Italy, they usually see vineyards, olive groves, wheat fields, cypress-lined roads, medieval villages and cultivated hills arranged…

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