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Rural depopulation is playing a major role in causing fires in Romania

By |2023-08-28T14:55:42+01:00August 28th, 2023|Tags: , |

In the fourth part of the "Romania is burning" series, we explain how the emptying of Romanian villages has unforeseen consequences. Where there is no more work, farmlands burn – taking with them forests and protected wildlife.

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Despite a mild climate, forest fires are a serious problem in Romania

By |2023-07-24T08:43:11+01:00July 12th, 2023|Tags: , , |

Romania has a temperate continental climate, which does not make it prone to forest fires. So why do so many of them happen? Fire risk is going to increase even further due to climate change – but the country seems not to be fully prepared for it yet.

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Romania burns: How the Danube Delta got on the fire map of Europe

By |2023-07-24T08:42:12+01:00June 1st, 2023|Tags: , , |

To regenerate and use the land, people in Romania's Danube Delta burn the vegetation. This practice becomes problematic when it occurs outside the regular season. Right now, Romania is responsible for almost half of all fires in protected areas in Europe.

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