🌲 Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe
Monte Raschio component site, Italy
The Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe is a serial transnational property inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Monte Raschio in Italy represents one of 94 component sites distributed across the Alps, Carpathians, Dinarides, Mediterranean region, and Pyrenees. The property documents the ecological history and dispersal of European beech forests since the end of the last Ice Age, approximately 10,000 years ago.
- Transnational UNESCO World Heritage Site comprising 94 component parts across 18 countries
- Monte Raschio is one component site located in Italy
- Protects primeval and ancient European beech forests spanning multiple biogeographic regions
- Documents post-glacial beech forest expansion and adaptability across diverse climatic zones
The Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe is a serial transnational property inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Monte Raschio in Italy represents one of 94 component sites distributed across the Alps, Carpathians, Dinarides, Mediterranean region, and Pyrenees. The property documents the ecological history and dispersal of European beech forests since the end of the last Ice Age, approximately 10,000 years ago ...