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2011 INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF FORESTS. Interview with Cesare Patrone, head of the Forest: "We bring the woods to town,"

'the city is the weak point of our territory. We must grow the green areas in urban areas where people live is that we improve the quality of life ' / FRANCESCO LOIACONO
LINKS: UN site per year, mostly forest

For Cesare Patrone, head of the State Forestry Corps, Italy must point to a widespread system of protection, beyond the protected areas, to rediscover and re-evaluate parts of the country abandoned. And bring the woods into town.

How are the Italian forests in the International Forestry?

Compared to thirty years ago are more densely forested. But do not delude ourselves, we are not people who plant more trees. It is the kind that takes up space, and the Forest accelerates this process by increasing the ecological efficiency with the care of forests.

Forest is the finding that over 50% of ecoroute committed in the beautiful country. What are the most dangerous threats to the forests?

the first place there are fires. Those who erase malicious wooded obviously widespread, although in some cases are worse than the damage caused by those not wanting to set fire. This is a child of neglect, when we need a virtuous attitudes of citizens. After the fire, among the crimes to the detriment of the woods there are fly-tipping. See a wood reduced to landfill is unacceptable.

The Forest Service also carries out studies and research in the forests .

project activities are Life, interesting because the forest is something very much alive. Let us for example, studies on agriculture in the hills and mountains because it allows the bear to descend to the valley. At European level we participate, among others, an important project to Life + to build a monitoring system through integration of forest inventories. It will be an important tool for the future of European forests.

What are the management models that work better in Italy?

It is often thought that the Park is the best business model, it is actually a good model but if it excludes some activities becomes a prototype that can never be exported. Instead we should set a common security system.

Explain better.

optics We have to get that protection can only be made in the Parks. The security system must be spread throughout the country: the extra-urban areas should be developed with models such as culture, where it was made, as in Tuscany or in some areas of Puglia, have returned to live.

Italy forgets herself?

The road to discovery is undertaken, but we must move forward and conquer the city, because that is the weak point of our territory. We must heal and grow the green areas in urban areas, think of the suburbs with the industrial zones: is there, where people live, we must improve the quality of life.

Who addresses this invitation?

All State bodies responsible for protecting the area. Prevention is key, from the hydraulic system to care for the trees. Local authorities, for one, should make plans and fire shelters for animals. I would say that we can give up some summer festival just to have the fire control plans. No?

Published on New Ecology - February 2011