Protected areas of Romania

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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
NameLocation
(county)		Area
(ha)		Year of
establishment		Year of
declaration		ImageWebsite
Buila-VânturarițaVâlcea4,18620052005buila.ro
CălimaniMureș, Suceava,
Harghita, Bistrița-Năsăud		24,04119752000calimani.ro
CeahlăuNeamț7,742.519952000ceahlaupark.ro
Cheile Bicazului-HășmașHarghita, Neamț6,57519902000cheilebicazului-hasmas.ro
Cheile Nerei-BeușnițaCaraș-Severin36,75819902000cheilenereibeusnita.ro
CoziaVâlcea17,10019662000cozia.ro
Danube DeltaTulcea5,762.1619912000ddbra.ro
Domogled-Valea CerneiCaraș-Severin, Mehedinți,
Gorj		61,21119822000domogled-cerna.ro
Jiu ValleyGorj, Hunedoara11,12720052005defileuljiului.ro
Măcin MountainsTulcea11,151.8220002000parcmacin.ro
Rodna Mountains[1]Bistrița-Năsăud, Maramureș47,17719902000parcrodna.ro
Piatra CraiuluiArgeș, Brașov14,77319382000pcrai.ro
Retezat[2]Hunedoara38,04719352000retezat.ro
Semenic-Cheile CarașuluiCaraș-Severin36,66419822000pnscc.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.[3] However, after several protests from environmental organizations, the law was rejected by President Traian Băsescu.[4] 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
NameLocation
(county)		Area
(ha)		Year of
establishment		Year of
declaration		ImageWebsite
ApuseniAlba, Bihor,
Cluj		75,78419902000
Brăila Small PuddleBrăila17,52919782000bmb.ro
BucegiBrașov, Dâmbovița,
Prahova		32,66319742000bucegipark.ro
CefaBihor5,00220102010
CindrelSibiu9,87320002000
ComanaGiurgiu24,96320052005comanaparc.ro
Dumbrava SibiuluiSibiu99319632000
Grădiștea Muncelului-CioclovinaHunedoara38,18419792000gradiste.ro
Hațeg Country Dinosaur GeoparkHunedoara1,023.9220052005hateggeoparc.ro
Iron Gates[5][6]Caraș-Severin, Mehedinți115,665.819902000portiledefier.ro
Lower Prut FloodplainGalați8,24720052005
Maramureș MountainsMaramureș148,85020042004muntiimaramuresului.ro
Mehedinți Plateau GeoparkGorj, Mehedinți106.520052005
Mureș FloodplainArad171.6620052005luncamuresului.ro
Putna-VranceaVrancea30,20420042004putnavrancea.ro
Upper Mureș DefileMureș9,15620072007
Vânători-NeamțNeamț30,81819992000vanatoripark.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. ↑ "Rodnei Mountains National Park" (PDF).
  2. ↑ "Retezat". UNESCO - MAB Biosphere Reserves Directory.
  3. ↑ "Legea nr. 215/2008 pentru modificarea şi completarea Legii vânătorii şi a protecţiei fondului cinegetic nr. 407/2006". Lege5.
  4. ↑ Bogdana Tihon Buliga (2009). "Cum au fost salvate de glontul pustii animalele din Parcurile Nationale ale Romaniei". Formula AS (851).
  5. ↑ Cosmin Zaharia (2 October 2015). "După Delta Dunării, o nouă rezervație a biosferei în România". Green Report.
  6. ↑ "Parcul Porțile de Fier, rezervație a biosferei". Digi24. 5 October 2015.
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