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Francesco Ferrini

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Francesco Ferrini is a Professor at the Department of Agriculture, Food, Environment, and Forestry at the University of Florence. He formerly served as Dean of the School of Agricultural Sciences at the same university. His research focuses on urban arboriculture, particularly on how trees and shrubs mitigate air pollution and adapt to urban environmental stresses.

Andrea Maggiani

Oct 22 2025

The trillion-tree myth: Why reforestation can’t save us

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Mitigation · Nature

Why the trillion-tree dream remains beautiful and impossible

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