Italy's truffle hunters look to reforestation as drought cuts harvests

Truffle hunters in Italy are facing shrinking harvests in drought-hit woodlands. Reforestation can help by lowering soil temperatures, retaining moisture and reducing erosion. Climate change has been reducing truffle harvests, and reforestation addresses the woodland conditions that truffles depend on.

Have you seen local growers or foragers try to restore the land they depend on?

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