La pétition est adressée à : European Commision & Parliament
Dear EU (and Romanian Government),
Enforce your already existing laws and protect all Romanian 'Old-growth Forests' from (illegal) logging!
Reports show that logging permits & rates have even increased dramatically since 2020, when the EU started an infringement case (legal action against Romanian authorities with regard to illegal logging). The report, released by the NGOs Agent Green, ClientEarth and EuroNatur show that for example the Fagaras Mountains (Natura 2000) is very much affected by logging at the moment, while it still houses thousands of hectares of Old-growth forest (PRIMOFARO Report)!
There seems to be no progress with the infringement case? While in the meantime logging permits continue to be issued in Natura 2000 sites without a prior environmental impact assessment and Old-growth forests vanish or get irreversibly damaged (fern.org).
There is not much old-growth forest left in Europe these days, while before the human agricultural revolution it covered the majority of our lands. Old-growth forests are invaluable for their:
Pétition lancée:
30/10/2022
Fin de la collecte:
29/01/2023
Région:
Union européenne
Catégorie:
Environnement
| Pays | Nombre | quorum (?) |
|---|---|---|
| Deutschland | 154 | 0,21% |
| Nederland | 80 | 0,41% |
| United Kingdom | 30 | 0,05% |
| Belgium | 24 | 0,15% |
