Misguided Conservation: When ‘Green’ Action Lacks Common Sense

Misguided Conservation: When ‘Green’ Action Lacks Common Sense

I stood on a hill this morning, just outside our small town in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, and I couldn’t help but wonder: When did we lose our connection to the logic of the land? We live in an era of grand environmental promises. Here in Emilia-Romagna, the regional government had committed to a noble goal: planting one tree for every inhabitant. It’s the kind of headline that wins elections and garners “likes” on social media. And ind…