CREATING A NEW NATIONAL PARK IN ROMANIA
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TENT has been supporting FCC’s work since the organisation’s inception. The plan is to protect up to 250,000 hectares of wild lands large enough to allow natural processes to govern the landscape, enabling wildlife to prosper within a rich and diverse mosaic of habitats, sequestering vast amounts of carbon. Critical swathes of forest have been restored; beavers and European bison returned to the landscape; more than 4 million native saplings replanted; with employment and enterprise generated for the local community. The new National Park will become a model for protected areas management in Europe.
Romania has the most extensive old growth forests in Europe, providing a sanctuary for keystone species from bison and bears to wolves and lynx. Foundation Conservation Carpathia is a Romanian charitable foundation established in 2009 aiming to create a ‘European Yellowstone’ in the spectacular Făgăraș Mountains, between the cities of Sibiu and Brasov.
The restoration of clear cuts allows mixed native forests to bounce back from exploitation.
Spectacular opportunities to see native wildlife await in the Făgăraș Mountains.
Community is at the forefront of the vision to create a new National Park.
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