Largest forest national park in Europe to possibily be estalished in Romania

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A major conservation effort is underway in Romania. The goal is a new national park that will rival its American counterparts.

This area of Transylvania is among the wildest places in Europe. Brown bears and lynx roam the forested hillsides – and bison were recently reintroduced after a 200-year absence as part of the work of Foundation Conservation Carpathia.

FCC’s ambitions are not small: it aims to create the continent’s largest forested national park. A 200,000- hectare wilderness reserve. A Yellowstone for Europe.

Romania has more than 6M hectares of forest, of which a significant portion is still “virgin”, unfragmented areas with no human settlement, home to some of the few remaining sectors of virgin forest in Europe. But illegal logging has cleared vast swathes of forest, and the destruction continues.

Since its inception, FCC’s biologist founders have been fundraising to purchase tracts of forests to stop logging – as well as buying areas to reforest. So far, 26,900 hectares of forest and grassland have been bought and protected and more than 4m saplings planted. 

 Article by The Guardian - https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2023/oct/22/a-yellowstone-for-europe-romanias-ambition-for-a-vast-new-wilderness-reserve 

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The region where the park is supposed to take shape-

 

@Economy back with the news from Romania 

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It's so pretty

I seriously hope we as a species commit more to preserving the natural world

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3 minutes ago, PartySick said:

It's so pretty

I seriously hope we as a species commit more to preserving the natural world

I lowkey want the Carpathians to be made into a protected nature reserve from top to bottom  and nobody to ever touch the forest. 

I am absolutely biased, but I think the Carpathians are the most beautiful mountains in the world.

Exhibit 1 - Ochiul Beiului Lake

Exhibit 2 - Cuejdel Lake

Exhibit 3 - Rodnei Mountains with native pink rhododendron species

Exhibit 4 - Horses Waterfall

Exhibit 5- Bicaz Gorge

Exhibit 6 - Galbenei Gorge

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1 minute ago, FfFfFfFF said:

I lowkey want the Carpathians to be made into a protected nature reserve from top to bottom  and nobody to ever touch the forest. 

I am absolutely biased, but I think the Carpathians are the most beautiful mountains in the world.

Exhibit 1 - Ochiul Beiului Lake

Exhibit 2 - Cuejdel Lake

Exhibit 3 - Rodnei Mountains with native pink rhododendron species

Exhibit 4 - Horses Waterfall

Exhibit 5- Bicaz Gorge

Exhibit 6 - Galbenei Gorge

I'm booking my flights to Europe as we speak

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3 hours ago, FfFfFfFF said:

I lowkey want the Carpathians to be made into a protected nature reserve from top to bottom  and nobody to ever touch the forest. 

I am absolutely biased, but I think the Carpathians are the most beautiful mountains in the world.

Exhibit 1 - Ochiul Beiului Lake

Exhibit 2 - Cuejdel Lake

Exhibit 3 - Rodnei Mountains with native pink rhododendron species

Exhibit 4 - Horses Waterfall

Exhibit 5- Bicaz Gorge

Exhibit 6 - Galbenei Gorge

Those images

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5 hours ago, PartySick said:

It's so pretty

I seriously hope we as a species commit more to preserving the natural world

I'm saying because I hate looking at concrete and ashpalt all day. This is a dream for me. 

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46 minutes ago, TheSine said:

I'm saying because I hate looking at concrete and ashpalt all day. This is a dream for me. 

One good thing about where I live is Florida is extremely protective of wetlands...well, usually

But our infrastructure is built around a lot of swamp. So, while you get the occasional alligator in your backyard, it's nice to have lakes, ponds, woods, and wildlife absolutely everywhere.