Rewilding in Romania: Legal Guidance Notes

This note covers rewilding and:

• How to access publicly owned land for rewilding
• Property rights to obtain and protect land for rewilding
• Registration of land
• Overview of the protected natural areas regime

This note covers rewilding and:

• Legal framework and key definitions relevant to species reintroduction
• Rules for reintroducing protected species, including inside Natura 2000 sites
• Licencing procedures for reintroduction and reinforcement programmes, including exemptions and environmental authorisations
• Legal requirements for introducing non-native or invasive species
• Animal transport, health, welfare, and biosecurity obligations during reintroduction projects

This note covers rewilding and:

• The legal framework applicable to hunting
• Game species and species with hunting interest
• Limitations to hunting
• Liability for damage caused by game

This note covers rewilding and:

• Legal categories of animals
• Liability for kept animals
• Liability for wild animals

This note covers rewilding and:

• Types of access to land
• How to permit and/or limit access to private property
• Dealing with trespassers

This note covers rewilding and:

• Practical steps to limit the risk or impact of liability
• General considerations to establish liability
• Waiver and exemptions of liability
• Liability for damage in particular circumstances related to rewilding

This note covers rewilding and:

• Land uses and planning regulations
• Building / demolition permits
• Environmental assessments
• Grazing rights
• Dam removal

This note covers rewilding and:

• Main planning regulations for forest management
• Legal definition of forests and categories of forests
• Forest management plans
• Forestry activities
• Forest management in protected areas