San Marino, 75 trees planted in homage to Unece
75 years ago, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) started working on forests, recognizing its enormous potential not only for humans, fauna, flora and the environment, but also for cities. In a world of urbanization, the contribution of forests to cleaning air and water, cooling islands of urban heat, supporting our health and well-being by protecting us from opportunities and landslides, and providing recreation is always more important.
With the planting of 75 trees in San Marino, UNECE reaffirms its commitment to countries in making cities greener, more sustainable and resilient. This small forest connects old and young, more to today’s and tomorrow’s generations to live in a healthy urban environment. 75 trees for urban biodiversity Like all urban forests, this small forest of San Marino will be an oasis of biodiversity with local pollinators such as butterflies and bees, as well as beetles, snails and frogs. Small forests reintroduce these “ordinary species”, crucial links in the food chain, to urban areas.
Pioneered by Akira Miyawaki, a Japanese botanist, the rapid healing of forests on damaged soils, by planting young native species close to each other, allows the development of mature ecosystems in just 20 years, compared to the 200 years required for the recovery of a forest. 75 trees for San Marino and for the world Thanks to a generous donation to the Republic of San Marino, the 75 trees planted on the occasion of the 83rd session of the UNECE Committee on Urban Development, Housing and Land Management, hosted in San Marino from 3 to 7 October 2022, are now part of the San Marino landscape.