forests

A camera set in the Piatra Craiului National Park in the Southern Carpathians has filmed several bears getting ready for hibernation. Experts say that the bears will not be spotted anymore soon, as they will retreat in their den. The…

Over 38,000 hectare of virgin forests, older than 140 years, will be transferred from the production area to the protection status, Romanian Environment minister Costel Alexe has announced on Friday. The decision means that no logging…

Environment Ministry has launched a national forestation campaign on Friday, under the patronage of President Iohannis. The campaign, entitled "A forest the size of a country" aims at planting 53 million seedlings this year, planting a…

Famous actor Leonardo DiCaprio, known for his environment-related stances and actions, has praised on his Instagram account the March for Forests held in Bucharest on Sunday. "More than 4000 people marched last night on the streets of…

Picturesque Apuseni Mountains in Romania have been praised in a recent report on CNN. "From Norwegian islands high above the Arctic Circle to forest-covered mountains in Romania, windswept sandy beaches in Wales and icy lakes in the…

A new investigation from the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) takes a look behind the scenes to detail how the Austrian timber giant Holzindustrie Schweighofer, one of the largest wood processors in Romania, continues to fuel the…

The Romanian Royal Family has sued the Romanian state asking for compensations of over RON 1 million for not being able to exploit the forests it owns on the Savarsin domain (photo) in Arad county. An active lawsuit is opened against the…

The Schweighofer woodworking group makes a strategy change and will sell its subsidiary Cascade Empire S.R.L. and the forest management division - Ocol Silvic Cascade Empire S.R.L. to the Swedish company GreenGold Group, the Austrian group…

The minister of Waters and Forests, Doina Pana, has announced on Monday that people owning forests in protected areas would receive state funds, as a compensation for they cannot exploit the wood in the forest area they own. It’s for the…

Greenpeace Romania and Coaliţia Natura 2000 have sent an open letter to President Klaus Iohannis on Monday, expressing concern to the eventuality of the closing down of the application Inspectorul Padurii (Forest Inspector) for the public,…