Description/project description

The first project curated by Arbolia was launched in Parma, the Italian cultural capital 2020-2021 and a city very focused on the environmental sustainability issues.

The goal is to plant more than 2000 plants in a green area of 20 thousand square meters owned by Municipality of Parma, located close to the South ring road.

Thanks to Max Streicher S.p.A for this collaboration.

Social and environmental benefits

The project is a positive example of public- private sector collaboration, aimed at carrying out a forestation initiative in a public area to combat global warming, improve air quality and create new "green belts" available to the community.

The new urban wood will be able to absorb up to 176 tonnes of CO₂ and 628 kg of PM₁₀ per year. 

Used species

The following were planted:

TREES

• Plane tree, 156 plants
• Oak, 206 plants
• Common Ash, 207 plants
• Small-leaved linden, 153 plants
• Elm tree, 207 plants
• Hornbeam, 414 plants
• Hedge maple, 207 plants

SHRUBS

• Viburnum, 207 plants
• Dogwood, 103 plants
• Elder, 206 plants

(*) calculated considering the growth of plants over 20 years based on the following bibliographical studies:

Study conduct by the Tuscany Region “guidelines to the plating of specific tree species for the absorption of nitrogen dioxide, fine particulate matter and ozone” in partnership with the National Research Council as part of the program 'MOnitoring ozone injury for seTTing new critical LEvelS' ('Mottles')

Research conducted by the National Research Council carried out at the Institute of Biometeorology of Bologna considering 31 tree and shrub species.

Research conducted as part of the Qualiviva project, which saw the Pistoia Nursery Association as the leader and AIAPP (Italian Association of Landscape Architecture), CNR-IPSP (National Research Council - Institute for the Sustainable Protection of Plants) as a partner, CREA-VIV (Council for Research in Agriculture and Analysis of Agricultural Economics - Research Unit for Nursery and Management of Environmental and Ornamental Green), DiSPAA - University of Florence (Department of Sciences of Agrifood Production and Environmental Science), the Minoprio Foundation, the Agricultural School of Monza Park as well as Plants and Flowers of Italy and the Consorzio Florovivaisti Lombardi, which considers 103 species to be used in urban areas, also regarding the absorption of CO₂.