After months of debates and negotiations, the Romanian Parliament has adopted the new Forestry Code, a law stipulated in the National Recovery and Resilience Plan.
Illegal logging continues in Romania, a country with one of the oldest forest areas in Europe.
An illegal phenomenon increasingly widespread across the country
Illegal deforestation is a threat to national security, under new bill signed into law by President Iohannis.
Rallies were held in Romania at the weekend, in an attempt to bring abusive deforestation to a halt