A total of 5,500 hectares of primeval beech and virgin forests of the Carpathians and Podillya in Ukraine and 24,000 hectares of old-growth forests in eight areas of Romania were designated a part of ...

Greenpeace said the Romanian Carpathians were a key refuge for plants ... to avoid identifying areas as primary or old-growth forests to avoid restrictions, leading to just 2.4% of the region ...

A total of 5,500 hectares of primeval and virgin forests in the Carpathian Mountains and Podillya in Ukraine and 24,000 hectares of old-growth forests in eight areas of Romania were designated as part ...

Mountains, deltas, forests, gorges... Romania is home to some largely unexplored ... in the southern Carpathians. This mountain range of sharp peaks and many glacial lakes - almost 80 - is an ...