Italian forestry
by Angus, 9 September, 2015, 1 comments
Italy has a long tradition of forestry management going back before Roman times, and ancient traditions very much influence Italy's woodlands today. For example, 40% of Italian wood production is chestnut or beech which, along with oak, would have been dominant species for the Romans. There are also lots of non-timber forest products that are important to Italians such as mushrooms, wild boar and firewood. Indeed compared to the UK, Italy gets a large proportion of its energy from woodfuel with almost 60% of cut wood being used for domestic heating. Read more...
