Romania is Europe's only country where forests must be protected from their owners
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Romania is the only country in Europe where forests must be protected from their very owners, who clear the forest illegally, said National Forestry Public Company managing director Valerian Solovastru on Friday.He stressed there are instances when the owners of forests located in a protected area cannot benefit from it, although they pay for its guard and management; therefore, he said, a solution will have to be found on a European level to give subsidies to such owners, a move ...