Over 300 trees and shrubs were planted during the first “Italian Forests” project in Sardinia in Tortolì. Almond trees, walnuts, alternated with thyme, rosemary, lavender, mimosas, using the agroforestry technique with the aim of creating a bee oasis.
The project is promoted by the treeonfy community, a non-profit organization involved in reforestation actions all over the world, and the Cagliari-based eco-activist Carola Farci (author of the book Plastichiadi, a trip to 11 Eastern European countries with her dog Polly to collect plastic from the beaches, the rights of which are used to finance the project) in collaboration with the Il Maggese di Tortolì agricultural estate led by the entrepreneur Stefania Demurtas.
Nitrogen fixing plants were planted to increase the micro organisms of the soil and give new nourishment to the soil, Mediterranean scrub to restore native vegetation to the landscape and habitat. Finally, honey species that can act as an attraction for pollinating insects.
Many volunteers from the associations Warfree liberu dae sa Gherra, the ecotourism agency Sardaigne en liberté, and Sardinia Blue Zone. The objective is to increase biodiversity in an area increasingly affected by drought by creating a K-line system for rainwater management. Also for this reason, together with the plants, a drip system has found space to preserve them for the first few years with emergency irrigation in the summer months.
