The territory – Silisia Wild Garden

The Silisia valley

Friulian Dolomites, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Alpine Bioregion

Uninhabited for millennia, this territory was colonized by humans only
starting from the 16th century.

The intensive exploitation of virgin resources, relative prosperity, and

population growth over two centuries led to a progressive depletion of natural capital and consequent emigration.

In 1963, a hydroelectric basin reshaped the geography, effectively completing the diaspora that had begun at the end of the 19th century.

Today, the wild has reclaimed almost all the slopes and entire villages. Over half of the territory is protected, while the rest is a living laboratory of coevolution among species.