Dreamland, Legami's protected park in Bergamo, has increased its surface area tenfold and inaugurated a one-kilometre green barrier. Legami's protected park in Bergamo has increased its surface area tenfold and inaugurated a one-kilometre green barrier.
Three years ago, on a plot of land marked by intensive farming on the outskirts of Bergamo, Dreamland: the protected nature park was born — conceived by Alberto Fassi, founder and CEO of Legami, and presented alongside Enrico Drago, executive chairman of De Agostini and minority shareholder of the company.
In 2023, the Dreamland area covered three hectares, with over 3,000 plants of 40 native species in the ground. Today, the nature park extends across more than 30 hectares in an area deliberately kept off-limits to the public, with no marked trails or guided routes — only biodiversity. "Dreamland," Fassi himself explains, "was created to allow flora and fauna to evolve at their own natural pace, keeping human intervention to a minimum, in the belief that where people take a step back, nature takes a leap forward."
Dreamland's environmental results are encouraging. As early as the park's first year of life, concrete signs of ecological regeneration emerged: the presence of flowers, nectar and pollinating insects increased more than fifteenfold. To date, 25 species of pollinating insects and 51 plant species have been recorded in the area — numbers set to grow further thanks to the creation of a 250-square-metre wetland.
The initial 3,000 plants have grown to 6,600, spread across a continuously expanding ecosystem where, between 2024 and 2025, eight new intervention zones were identified with integrated agroforestry measures. The development plan is ambitious and includes: the creation of a tree-climber school with an outdoor classroom for educational purposes, the establishment of agroforestry systems combining cereal crops with around 400 fruit trees of ancient varieties, and the planting of a woodland thicket composed of approximately 500 trees.
On 27 May 2026, the kilometroverde was inaugurated — a linear forestry intervention one kilometre long, composed of 1,550 trees and shrubs protecting the park from the A4 motorway. "The kilometroverde," explains Paolo Viganò, founder and president of Rete Clima, "stands directly opposite the kilometrorosso, which represents one of the symbols of Italian industrial innovation." He goes on to add that the initiative aims to reaffirm the complementarity between future and nature, between innovation and biodiversity, between research and natural capital.
The local council has also voiced its support. "We want to champion," declares Oriana Ruzzini, councillor for ecological transition, environment and green spaces at the Comune di Bergamo, "every initiative focused on rewilding and sustainable farming, with the aim of fostering collaborative processes among businesses, citizens and associations in defence of the environment and, in particular, our green belt. We are grateful to be able to work as a team with local stakeholders like Legami, who have signed the Climate City Contract to reduce CO2 emissions and are committed to making our city ever greener, more resilient and more sustainable."