Italy has reached a remarkable environmental milestone. For the first time since the Middle Ages, forests now occupy a larger share of the country's territory than land used for agriculture, highlighting one of Europe's most significant long-term transformations in land use and natural regeneration.
According to recent analyses based on national forestry data, wooded areas now extend across more than 100,000 square kilometers, covering well over one-third of Italy's territory. Since 2020, forested land has exceeded the country's utilized agricultural area, marking a historic shift that has unfolded over several decades.
