Stop forest degradation in Romania - an appeal to put interests of local communities and nature first For centuries, forests have belonged to Romania´s treasures, nurturing wildlife, cleaning air and ...

WWF Romania and a coalition of environmental NGOs have expressed their concern that proposed changes to Romania’s Forest Act would create a legal framework for the exploitation of the country’s ...

Almost 30 percent of Romania is forest—something I didn’t know until this week. Five percent of this is designated as primary forest, the highest level for biodiversity and carbon capture. There are ...

Romania has Europe’s last tract of primary forest that’s large enough to retain its original levels of biodiversity. An average of 62 reported cases of illegal logging are reported every day, with ...

Harvard's 33,600-acre plot of forest in Romania has been sold to the Swedish furniture manufacturer Ikea, the company confirmed. The move distances Harvard from a corruption case involving one of the ...

Forest ecosystems provide numerous material and immaterial services to landowners and users. Their management is a key issue to be addressed by environmental governance. Even if the scientific ...

Audit says a fifth of the cases of restitution to private owners of forest land confiscated by the Communist regime in Romania were illegal. Over 3 million hectares of forests confiscated by the ...

Forest ranger Liviu Pop was responding to a tip-off about illegal logging when he was shot dead with a hunting rifle this week. He is the second Romanian forest ranger killed in just over a month, and ...