An 18-year-old northern Italian
environmentalist has planted 200 trees to help save the planet
from the climate crisis, inviting comparisons with Swedish
activist Greta Thunberg.
"I don't feel like the Italian Greta", says Bolzano-born
Ariane Benedikter, who stresses the importance of the third
Fridays for Future protest on September 27, and campaigns in
schools across Italy - an activity which earned her the "Alfiere
d'Italia" (Ensign of Italy) award from President Sergio
Mattarella in March.
"If each of us planted 150 trees it would be enough to wipe
out a quarter of the emissions produced by man," she said.
"We young people are ready to fight for the climate", she
said.
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