Two hundred potted trees that adorned the Supersalone fair in Milan earlier this month will be planted as part of an initiative to grow three million new trees in the city by 2030.
Launched last year, the ten-year Forestami project will see 300,000 trees planted each year, with over a quarter of million planted already.
"To this day we?ve planted 281,160 trees," said a spokesperson for Forestami. "The 200 trees at the Supersalone are waiting to be planted in the next few weeks in some specific areas of Milan."
Top and above: trees that were on display at Supersalone will be planted as part of the Forestami project
The trees will be planted around the greater metropolitan area of Milan. This includes the city and surrounding towns and villages and has a population of 3.2 million people in an area of 1,575 square kilometres. The project is thought to be the most ambitious urban greening project in the world.
"One of the most democratic" ways to tackle global warming
"It's basically one tree for every inhabitant," said Milanese architect Stefano Boeri, who proposed the project in 2005.
"It's one of the most democratic, inclusive and less expensive ways to tackle global warming and it also cleans up the air," Boeri said. "Because Milano has this problem. It's pretty bad."
...