Romania has, currently, around 6.9 million hectares of forest fund, out of which 51pct are private property, data released by the National Forestry Inventory (IFN) at a Thursday conference reveals. According to IFN, there are 14 million hectares of farmland, the ratio of the categories of land being 1:2.1. The data indicate that there are around 830,000 forest and approximately four million owners of farmland, with a ratio of 1:5. The forest sector (forestry and wood processing) represents 2pct of GDP and that of agriculture and food industry represents 12pct. The IFN Inventory was conducted between 2008-2012; a new cycle of analysis debuted in 2013. "IFN was initiated in 2006, and its completion was stated in the Forest Code in 2008, in order to align to European standards. This inventory must be conducted, at a national level, every five years. The inventory must be conducted due to a need for precise and up-to-date information to serve as the basis for the forestry policy, forecasts, programs and strategies for the development of the forestry sector," Director for Policies and Strategies with the Environment Ministry Danut Iacob stated at the conference. The data were collected in the field by 21 teams assembled and trained for this purpose, each consisting of three people. IFN data shows that in cubic meters, the amount of wood is 2.22 million, with an average 321.9 cubic meters per hectare. The main species of trees are beech, representing 36.8pct, spruce - 23.8pct, holm - 10.1pct, hornbeam - 8.1pct and fir - 5pct.
Romanian-born actor Sebastian Stan has been nominated in the category of "Best Actor in a Leading Role" for his performance in the film The Apprentice at the 2025 BAFTA Awards. Stan portrays Donald Trump in The Apprentice, focusing on the early years Trump spent in New York. The film depicts a young Trump as an emotional […]
Romanian authorities in coordination with the European Commission participated on Wednesday, January 15, in the urgent medical evacuation operation of 12 Palestinian patients from the Gaza Strip, along with 35 family members. Those evacuated are severely affected by the lack of access to adequate medical treatment. The operation was carried out with the involvement of […]
Romania’s state railway operator CFR Călători will receive 12 new electric trains, which will connect Bucharest with the largest cities in the country’s eastern counties. The trains, part of a contract with the Railway Reform Authority, or ARF, will connect Bucharest North station to Suceava, Iași, Galați, as well as Iași to Cluj-Napoca. According to […]
In a decision adopted in its Thursday meeting, the Romanian government approved May 4, 2025, as the new date for the first round of the presidential elections. The second round should thus be held on May 18, as agreed by the ruling coalition leaders last week. "Two government decisions and an emergency ordinance have been […]
Most of the excavation for the first tunnel built on a highway in Romania has been completed, and traffic could potentially be opened by the end of this year between Tigveni and Bucharest, a section of the Sibiu-Pitești highway. Romanian state officials noted construction work at Section 4 (Tigveni - Curtea de Argeș) of the […]
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, or EBRD, invested EUR 707 million in 44 projects in Romania in 2024 to support the country’s green transition, a sharp increase compared to the previous year, when it invested EUR 658 million spread over 23 projects. EBRD cooperates with private corporations, equity funds, banks, as well as local […]
