Lombardy Botanical Gardens Network Celebrates National Tree Day
On November 21, Italy's National Tree Day, the Lombardy Botanical Gardens Network highlights the bond between humans, art, and nature. The network, founded in 2002, includes the Orto Botanico di Brera, Orto Botanico di Bergamo, Giardino Alpino di Bormio, and Orto Botanico di Pavia. Through themed exhibitions and stories of symbolic specimens, the gardens emphasize trees' ecosystem services—oxygen production, carbon storage, pollution removal, microclimate regulation—and their biological adaptations. The network collaborates with municipalities to select resilient tree species for urban planting, focusing on conservation of endangered plants and scientific education. Claudia Zanfi, a cultural promoter and founder of the GREEN ISLAND program, contributes to the initiative.
Key facts
- National Tree Day is November 21.
- Lombardy Botanical Gardens Network was founded in 2002.
- Network includes Orto Botanico di Brera, Orto Botanico di Bergamo, Giardino Alpino di Bormio, Orto Botanico di Pavia.
- Trees provide oxygen, carbon storage, pollution removal, microclimate regulation.
- Network collaborates with municipalities for resilient urban tree species.
- Focus on conservation of endangered plants and scientific education.
- Claudia Zanfi founded GREEN ISLAND program in 2001.
- Zanfi works on art, society, and landscape projects.
Entities
Artists
- Claudia Zanfi
Institutions
- Rete degli Orti Botanici di Lombardia
- Orto Botanico di Brera
- Orto Botanico di Bergamo
- Giardino Alpino di Bormio
- Orto Botanico di Pavia
- GREEN ISLAND
- Artribune
Locations
- Lombardy
- Italy
- Brera
- Bergamo
- Bormio
- Pavia