Objectives and activities carried out, in summary
Photo above: A healthy section of the Albiate woodlands
In Albiate, climate change has in recent years progressively manifested itself through the following extremes:
- Tornadoes
- Storms with flooding
- Hailstorms
- Heat waves and droughts
- Crop losses
- Reduction in fruit sizes
- The emergence of new plant diseases
- Tree falls – in the past year alone, about 15% have been lost
On the land adjacent to my home (approximately 25 hectares of a public park), from February 2023 until now, 123 trees have died – a silent but real tragedy.
New plant species are needed – ones that are more resistant to heat and drought, which will undoubtedly become even more necessary from June onward. They must also be plants with deeper root systems than the current poplars to withstand the strong winds of storms.
Deforestation not only contributes to pollution but also facilitates the spread of diseases. The videos and photos featured in this article speak louder than any text.
For these reasons, I will present a reforestation project for the roughly 25 hectares currently covered by woodlands. Furthermore, in collaboration with the Guido Venosta Foundation, I aim to gradually replace the lawns of agricultural lands with trees and shrubs.
This initiative encompasses both reforestation and afforestation in an increasingly challenging context, as at least one third of European tree species are not suited to global warming.
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Cover photo: A climbing plant scorched by the heat in Albiate (MB). Drafted on July 7, updated on July 8, 2025. The story of environmental degradation in Albiate—illegal dumping, climate change, and reforestation—began in 2006. […]
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