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Romania to plant new forests with $6.7m

Romanian forestry management company Romsilva will allot RON$21 million (AU$6.7m) this autumn to plant forests on around 4,300 hectares of land. Source: Romania Insider.

The most important forest regeneration work will be carried out in the plain area and in the Danube Delta, namely in Tulcea (629 ha), Dolj (543 ha) and Ialomita (320 ha) counties.

During the spring campaign, Romsilva regenerated forests over an area of 11,484 ha. In order to complete the annual program of 16,050 ha, other 4,252 ha will be regenerated this autumn – 2,433 ha via natural regeneration and 1,819 ha via afforestation.

Romsilva will use over 6.5 million tree seedlings in this autumn’s campaign.