European integration ; National park ; Nature conservation ; Nature park ; Romania
Romania still has a wide variety of different landscapes that have been changed little by human hands. It is not only necessary to protect them to preserve the last natural landscapes and valuable stock of plants and animals, but also to ensure
their sustainable development. In the process of aligning their policy with European standards, Romania has been expanding the scope of its conservation areas that are supposed to encompass 10 % of its natural area by creating four new national parks in 2006
according programme of the European Union. Another project funded by the EU for conserving biodiversity is the Natura 2000 Network where Romania will drawn up a list of the particularly valuable plant and animal species, living spaces and locations in 2007