[PIO] Announcement of the Department of Forests regarding the recovery of pine trees after the attack of the pine beetle

Nature and pine trees are recovering

This year, in many areas of the island, the pine beetle infestation was severe and had reached epidemic proportions. Large areas of pine trees, both in mountainous and lowland areas, were severely affected and even in several cases there was complete stitching of the needles, to the point that many of our fellow citizens were worried, as the pine trees looked burnt or dead.

The Forestry Department had assured, both in a series of announcements, media interviews and in the relevant briefing in the House of Representatives, that it was a case of stitch eating and not of drying, and that with the arrival of the new sprouting season the pine trees would recover with the growth of new stitches.

In forest areas, natural equilibrium is better and preferable. Where human intervention is required, it should be to support natural processes. So no to aerial spraying. We keep our forests free of pollutants, especially in catchments with dams for drinking water.

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