About 22 million forest saplings were planted in the forest fund, the public property of the state, in the spring afforestation campaign, informs the National Forestry Agency (RNP) – Romsilva, in a press release sent to AGERPRES on Thursday.

At the same time, Romsilva announces that it has regenerated, naturally or artificially, 10,552 hectares of forest land, 17% above the planned schedule. Of this total, 7,462 hectares of state-owned forestry were naturally regenerated, while another 3,090 hectares, with 490 hectares more than the initial program, were regenerated through afforestation works.

According to the source, in the last five years, Romsilva has regenerated 72,330 hectares of state-owned forest land, of which 48,604 hectares through natural regeneration and 23,726 hectares through afforestation works, for all current regeneration works, afforestation works, restoration and additions, being used around 132 million forest saplings, produced in our own forestry nurseries.

RNP – Romsilva administers 3.13 million hectares of forests that are the public property of the state (48% of the country’s forests) and provides forestry services for about one million hectares of forests in other forms of ownership. All the forests that are the public property of the state have international standard forest management certification.

In addition, the institution manages 22 national and natural parks, as well as 12 state stud farms.

AGERPRES