ID: 1426
Carpathia Wilderness Reserve
The establishment of the Carpathia Wilderness Reserve at the heart of the Romanian Carpathian Mountains is a unique conservation initiative in Europe. With support of a consortium of private philanthropists around 20,000 ha of forests and alpine grasslands have been purchased since 2009. The ultimate aim is secure 50,000 ha of mainly forests and integrating this area into the larger protected areas landscape of Romania.
Planned actions
Protection of land/water
Management of land/water
Species management
Stage: In progress
- Actors: Non-profit organisation
- Current area: 50000 hectares
- Year when the commitment was made: before 2010
- First year of commitment actions: 2017
- Expected duration of commitment: 40+
- Country Location:
- Linked from platform: https://www.carpathia.org/
Primary Objectives
- Sustainable use
- Biodiversity conservation
- Restoration
- Recreation
Additional Details
2017-09-VCA-CarpathiaWilderness-Proposal.pdf
A Verified Conservation Area - proposal submitted in 2017