Eco Ruralis is growing experimental plots of the nearly vanished Romanian broad bean in two Buzau villages, while mailing free heirloom seed to anyone who joins.
20kmembers (nearly)Association members across Romania
10producersSeed producers featured on the member producers page
A Romanian foundation is buying up clear-cut mountainsides in the Făgăraș Mountains and letting bison, beavers and old-growth forest reclaim them.
28khectaresLand acquired for protection and restoration
1,991hectaresClear-cuts and degraded land restored
A Saschiz-based foundation works with farmers to keep Transylvania's flower-rich hay meadows mown and grazed the old way, protecting one of Europe's last great semi-natural grasslands.
8,000hectaresTârnava Mare grassland receiving incentive payments
230kfarmersFarmers benefiting from ADEPT-designed grassland payment scheme nationwide
Since 1991, Romania's oldest wildlife NGO has GPS-collared dozens of Carpathian brown bears, rescued orphaned cubs, and helped farmers coexist with the EU's largest bear population.
35bearsBrown bears fitted with GPS-GSM tracking collars
44cubsOrphaned bear cubs rescued and rehabilitated
