La funzione ecologica della proprietà boschiva in Italia e “Il segreto del Bosco Vecchio” di Dino Buzzati: una prospettiva letteraria

Abstract: The Ecological Function of Woodland Property in Italy and “Il Segreto del Bosco Vecchio” by Dino Buzzati: A Literary Perspective
Human activities, mainly focused on the use of fossil fuels and deforestation, are at the origin of the ongoing climate change. The latter generates a significant increase in average temperatures worldwide with critical repercussions on the whole of humanity. Among the various solutions to global warming, given the ability to effectively absorb greenhouse gases, there is great attention from the law to plant ecosystems, which is expressed especially through legislation aimed at ensuring their prudent management.
This paper intends firstly to reconstruct the normative passages that have led part of the legal literature to elaborate a specific declination of the social function recognized by the Italian Constitution to private property, specifically, the ecological function. Secondly, since this formulation is the expression of a legal sensitivity still in the process of being affirmed, the article makes use of the expressive potential of the book by Dino Buzzati, “Il Segreto del Bosco Vecchio”, since it reveals an implicit criticism of property in the traditional sense and offers an emblematic reinterpretation in an ecological key.