Protected areas of Romania

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Climate

This is a list of protected areas of Romania.

About 5.18% of the area of Romania has a protected status (12,360 km²), including the Danube Delta, which makes half of these areas (2.43% of Romania's area).

National parks

There are 14 national parks totaling 3,223 km²:

  National park listed in UNESCO World Heritage
  National park included in UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere Programme
Name Location
(county) 		Area
(ha) 		Year of
establishment 		Year of
declaration 		Image Website
Buila-Vânturarița Vâlcea 4,186 2005 2005 buila.ro
Călimani Mureș, Suceava,
Harghita, Bistrița-Năsăud 		24,041 1975 2000 calimani.ro
Ceahlău Neamț 7,742.5 1995 2000 ceahlaupark.ro
Cheile Bicazului-Hășmaș Harghita, Neamț 6,575 1990 2000 cheilebicazului-hasmas.ro
Cheile Nerei-Beușnița Caraș-Severin 36,758 1990 2000 cheilenereibeusnita.ro
Cozia Vâlcea 17,100 1966 2000 cozia.ro
Danube Delta Tulcea 5,762.16 1991 2000 ddbra.ro
Domogled-Valea Cernei Caraș-Severin, Mehedinți,
Gorj 		61,211 1982 2000 domogled-cerna.ro
Jiu Valley Gorj, Hunedoara 11,127 2005 2005 defileuljiului.ro
Măcin Mountains Tulcea 11,151.82 2000 2000 parcmacin.ro
Rodna Mountains Bistrița-Năsăud, Maramureș 47,177 1990 2000 parcrodna.ro
Piatra Craiului Argeș, Brașov 14,773 1938 2000 pcrai.ro
Retezat Hunedoara 38,047 1935 2000 retezat.ro
Semenic-Cheile Carașului Caraș-Severin 36,664 1982 2000 pnscc.ro

Proposed hunting

The Romanian parliament discussed in September 2008 a bill aiming to open 13 national parks to sustainable hunting, in order to manage the wildlife biodiversity in these areas and promote greater tourism and the accompanying revenue necessary to support and maintain the parks.[1] However, after several protests from environmental organizations, the law was rejected by President Traian Băsescu.[2] Nowadays, hunting is prohibited in national parks of Romania.

Natural parks

There are 17 natural parks totaling 5,492.33 km²:

  Prizewinning natural park during the EDEN Awards Gala (8 October 2009)
  Natural park included in the European Network and member of the Global Geoparks Network under the auspices of UNESCO
  Biosphere reserve
Name Location
(county) 		Area
(ha) 		Year of
establishment 		Year of
declaration 		Image Website
Apuseni Alba, Bihor,
Cluj 		75,784 1990 2000
Brăila Small Puddle Brăila 17,529 1978 2000 bmb.ro
Bucegi Brașov, Dâmbovița,
Prahova 		32,663 1974 2000 bucegipark.ro
Cefa Bihor 5,002 2010 2010
Cindrel Sibiu 9,873 2000 2000
Comana Giurgiu 24,963 2005 2005 comanaparc.ro
Dumbrava Sibiului Sibiu 993 1963 2000
Grădiștea Muncelului-Cioclovina Hunedoara 38,184 1979 2000 gradiste.ro
Hațeg Country Dinosaur Geopark Hunedoara 1,023.92 2005 2005 hateggeoparc.ro
Iron Gates[3][4] Caraș-Severin, Mehedinți 115,665.8 1990 2000 portiledefier.ro
Lower Prut Floodplain Galați 8,247 2005 2005
Maramureș Mountains Maramureș 148,850 2004 2004 muntiimaramuresului.ro
Mehedinți Plateau Geopark Gorj, Mehedinți 106.5 2005 2005
Mureș Floodplain Arad 171.66 2005 2005 luncamuresului.ro
Putna-Vrancea Vrancea 30,204 2004 2004 putnavrancea.ro
Upper Mureș Defile Mureș 9,156 2007 2007
Vânători-Neamț Neamț 30,818 1999 2000 vanatoripark.ro

Natural reserves

Natural reserves are natural areas protected by law in order to protect and conserve important habitats and natural species. The dimensions of natural reserves vary and depend on the area needed by protected natural elements. Besides scientific activities, the administrations of natural reserves encourage traditional activities and ecotourism that do not affect the natural landscape. Here is not permitted to use natural resources.

There are 617 natural reservations totaling 2,043.55 km².

Scientific reserves

Scientific reserves are also protected areas that, like the previous ones, aim at protection and preservation of natural habitats. The difference is that scientific reserves can not be visited by tourists. These areas typically contain rare plant and animal species or particular natural elements, reason why here are prohibited any human activities, excepting research and education activities. Entry without permission in scientific reserves is punishable by considerable fines.

There are 55 such reservations totaling 1,112.77 km².

Natural monuments

There are 234 natural monuments totaling 77.05 km².

References

  1. ↑ "Legea nr. 215/2008 pentru modificarea şi completarea Legii vânătorii şi a protecţiei fondului cinegetic nr. 407/2006". Lege5.
  2. ↑ Bogdana Tihon Buliga (2009). "Cum au fost salvate de glontul pustii animalele din Parcurile Nationale ale Romaniei". Formula AS (851).
  3. ↑ Cosmin Zaharia (2 October 2015). "După Delta Dunării, o nouă rezervație a biosferei în România". Green Report.
  4. ↑ "Parcul Porțile de Fier, rezervație a biosferei". Digi24. 5 October 2015.

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