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Romania exceeded PNRR target for afforestation, reforestation, and new urban forests
['Romania Insider']
Romania Insider
Romania’s Environment Ministry has exceeded the targets assumed through the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) for afforestation, reforestation, urban forests and the development of capacities for producing forest reproductive material, according to a press release.
At the national level, 20,716 hectares of afforested and reforested land have final acceptance reports and have been verified by the Forest Guards, compared with the PNRR target of 18,000 hectares.
The PNRR allocation for the national afforestation and reforestation campaign, including urban forests, amounted to approximately EUR 307 million.
The establishment of new forests, the reforestation of areas affected by disasters, urban forests and protective forest belts located around localities, between agricultural lands or along communication routes were financed,” the Ministry explained.
The largest afforested areas were created in Dolj County (3,116.7 ha), Constanța (2,275.2 ha), Galați (1,547 ha), and Botoșani (1,420 ha).