ITALIAN FORESTS EXPAND @ 08 Apr 2013

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In contrast to many other areas in the world, Italyâ€™s tree population has expanded over the last twenty years. According to the latest national inventory carried out by the Corpo Forestale dello Stato (State Forestry Commission), woodlands have spread by some 1.7 million hectares over Italian territory. The 12 billion native Italian trees cover a third of the peninsula, for a total 10,467,533 hectares.<?xml:namespace prefix = "o" ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p>
Sardinia is Italyâ€™s greenest region, followed by Tuscany, but proportionally, Ligury is the most heavily wooded region in Italy, with 70 percent of its territory covered in forest. Â Â Â Â <o:p></o:p>