Helen Mirren makes urgent plea to save 1,500-year-old Italian olive trees
Actress Helen Mirren has spent nearly a decade trying to stop Xylella fastidiosa, an invasive bacterium, from destroying Italy's olive trees.
TL;DR
- Helen Mirren has been working for almost ten years to halt the spread of Xylella fastidiosa.
- Xylella fastidiosa is an invasive bacterium.
- The bacterium threatens to destroy Italy's olive trees.