Our activity report for April
With the start of the survey season, the first fieldwork has begun both in the forest project and in Movile/Hundertbücheln. A mixed picture is emerging: on the one hand, we are documenting many remarkable...
Donate 3.5% of your Romanian income tax to us
We greatly appreciate your support by donating 3.5% of your income tax earned in Romania. The Romanian government will transfer this amount to us as a donation on your behalf. It takes less than...
What happened in March?
March was a very active month. We were very pleased that several of our forest complaints, carried out together with Agent Green, led to concrete results, including high fines in Nocrich and Rodbav, as...
Charity concert at the Hosman fortified church on July 11, 2026
Punk rock takes over Hosman for a good cause🤘🔥 📍 Hosman 📅 11.07.2026 🎸 On stage: Los Fastidios, Sarmale Reci & friends All proceeds support the initiatives of Peisaj Deschis (Open Landscape). 🎟...
Looking back on January – Plenty going on even in winter
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Between staging and reality: Why the visualisations of the Ministry of the Environment miss the mark
The Ministry of Environment recently published two images intended to illustrate new initiatives for biodiversity areas and electric fences in Romania. Upon closer inspection, these representations are highly problematic: they present an unrealistic picture...
Eyes on the Forest II – Forest Management Plan, Environmental Assessment & public debate
In this next part of our series, we will focus on forest management plans and environmental assessments: how to read and understand them, check whether required studies are complete and accurate, and spot problems...
Announcement of a disaster: Thousands of kilometers of electric fences across Romania?
We are following the announcement from Romania’s Ministry of Environment about installing thousands of kilometers of electric fences across Romania with serious concern. Here in the Hârtibaciu Highlands (Podișul Hârtibaciului) — Romania’s largest terrestrial...
Impressions from “Eyes on the Forest”, 18.1.2026
This weekend, we hosted the workshop “Eyes on the Forest – Law, Monitoring Tools and Complaint Mechanisms” with Ion Holban and Dan Turiga. We were glad to see such strong interest and engagement from...
December updates
December brought some encouraging developments. The public debate on the Forest Management Plan in Bruiu has been postponed following our complaints, showing that persistence pays off. Additionally, the court decision regarding the fences was...
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