Experts Are Divided over the Felling of Rome's Pine Trees. Agronomists Applaud, While Agricultural Experts Protest: "These Are Political, Not Scientific, decisions."

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The strategy adopted by Rome City Council to secure the rows of "pinus pinea" trees along Via dei Fori Imperiali is divisive among experts. Critics have particularly targeted the decision to increase the risk factor, which consequently leads to more stringent assessments of the state of...