Mihai Florin IONESCU
Member of the Board -RFOA
Welcome
* The Romanian Forest Owners Association was created for the ideea to gather all the romanian forest owners in order to meet each other and to fight togheter for their common purpose : restitution in integrality.
- R.F.O.A (Romanian Forest Owners Association) was constituted through the sentence of the Court of Brasov in september 1998 as a romanian juridical person, not guvernamental, no political, non-profit and it is functioning after the Law 26/2000.
- At the same time R.F.O.A wants that the private forest owners will respect the silvicultural regulation and the enviroment protection regulations, action that are also demanded by E.U (European Union)
- Through establishing again the former Forest Owners Association which was functioning before the comunist regime, we follow the tradition by giving birth again to the Romanian Forest Owners Association (R.F.O.A) gathering also juridical as physical persons.
- R.F.O.A is adherent member to E.L.O (European Landowners Organization) until Romania will be in E.U when she will have the status of a full member.
- Also trough E.L.O, R.F.O.A is in contact with all the national forest- and land-owners organizations from Europe
- R.F.O.A is protected by O.S.I.M as a mark-organization for “Supporting the private forest owners in the restitution process, in reprezenting their interest in the relation with the government , in supporting the landowners in economical development” .
R.F.O.A has also the function of “ umbrela” for all regional forest-associations and organizations and for individual persons.
Association
Goals and objectives of R.F.O.A
The situation of Romanian forest
The forest in Europe:
-The percentage of private forest from total forest fund-
Goals and objectives of R.F.O.A
- R.F.O.A represents its members at national and international level, regarding the recognition of the rights of restitution of all the forests and other areas of vegetation, of the lakes and mountain empties, the buildings and land for silvicultural administration and other goods , which were confiscated abusively by the comunist regime from Romania.
The “true owners” which R.F.O.A supports are the :
- juridical owners like:
-“composesorate” ; “obsti de razesi” ; “osti motesti” ; “obsti de cumparare” –which all are traditional forms of ownership in common
-Cultural institutions , charity institutions , churches, monasteries, schools
-Forest of the villages
- physical persons who are owners and others
- R.F.O.A main goal is the entire restitution of the forests that were confiscated by
the comunist regime
- Regarding the juridical persons (which were reffered above) R.F.O.A demands the restitution of the ENTIRE confiscated surface and not the restitution after the number of his members(or shareholders) which limits the restitution up to 10 ha per member(person). This kind of restitution (on number of members) goes in conflict with the definitive civil sentences of the juridical persons and with the funduary documents of this entities.
- The former Constitution from 1991 and the New Constitution from 2003 guaranties the right for inheritance (so you have to inherit all what has belonging to your parents or grandparents and not just parts) and the Restitution Laws ( Law 18/1991; Law 69/1997 and Law 1/2000) dispose the restitution of the entire surface to the juridical persons
- R.F.O.A asks in the name of every forest owner that the funciary Laws has to be put in fact with no delaying and also the recognition of the whole rights of the landowners are also pre-requisites for Romania to become member of E.U.
On the same time R.F.O.A demands in the name of the Law 1/2000 that the Romania state has also to prove trough documents his right of beeing owner on different surfaces. The fact is that after the statistic of 1930 and later statistics the Romanian state was owner of just 28% of the forest surface, and not almost 70% as it is now.
The situation of the Romanian forest
A.Forest surfaces belonging to the state / 64
Forest surfaces that belongs to owners (other the the state) / 31
Forest vegetation on non-forest land (agricultural etc) / 5
Total / 100
B.gr.2
Public propriety of Villages and Towns / 36
Private propriety of Churches and Schools / 5
Private propriety indivizibel (traditional organizations) / 27
Individual private propriety / 32
Total / 100
C.Average volume of the wood-mass to 1 hectar forest (qm/ha)
European average / 139
National average / 218
Fir / 395
Resinouse / 279
Trees with Leaves / 216
Oak / 155
D.Distribution of the tree-species
Spruce / 22
Fir / 5
Pine / 2
Other resinouse / 1
Beech / 30
Oak / 18
Acacia / 4
Other hard trees with leaves(sycamore maple,ash,cerry tree, etc) / 13
Linden tree, poplar / 3
Other soft trees with leaves / 2
E. Distribution of forest surfaces related to their age
1-20 years / 24
21-40 years / 20
41-60 years / 18
61-80 years / 14
81-100 years / 9
over 100 years / 15
Statisticsand forest history before 1948
-After the study “History of Romanian forest” written by prof.Dr.C.C.Giurescu in 1976 the forest surface of Romania was diveded as follows :
Entire forest surface of Romania : 6.486.471 ha 100%
- Forests belonging to the state : 1.942.000 ha 29,43%
- Forests of the “Royal Crown” : 66.492 ha 1,03%
- Villages and Counties forests : 681.197 ha 10,50%
-Churches and monastiries : 467.605 ha 7,21%
-“Eforii” and Foundations : 125.628 ha 1,94 %
-“Composesorate” : 655.707 ha 10,11%
-“Moşneni, rǎzeşi” : 450.566 ha 6,95%
-Private persons and Anonymous Societies : 2.097.276 ha 32,33%
In 1829 the forest surface was 40% from the Romanian teritory (almost 9.700.000 ha) and until 1920 there were masive cuttings until the Silviculturaly Code was put in power from ower ancestors. The population was educated to respect the forest and the forest administration was done from forest departments (some belonging to state and other private).
Between 1948 – 1989 the annual quota of cutting forest was exceeded in some contantly so in this periode there were cutted in excess 50.000.000 mc and the forest accesibility was not solved (nowadays we have 2.000.000 ha inaccessible forests – almost 30%).
The statistics of forest owned by state in 1933
-Clasification after the typ of forest and type of species of trees
(information collected from the Statistic Annuary of Romania/1933 and from Aurelian Ionescu)
COUNTY / No.of forests / SUPRAFAŢA
ÎN HA / TOTAL / PE SPECII
Tipical
forest / Alpine
empty areas / Glades / Non-productiv lands / Resinouse
Ha / Beech
Ha / Oak
Ha / Diverse trees
Ha / Acacia
Ha / Soft species
Ha
Alba / 17 / 9409 / - / 87 / - / 9496 / 739 / 7264 / 1275 / 120 / - / 11
Arad / 20 / 55212 / 36 / 2200 / 728 / 58176 / 160 / 25093 / 19630 / 9763 / 186 / 380
Argeş / 55 / 57328 / 500 / 1111 / 1485 / 60424 / 7327 / 30022 / 15627 / 3851 / 7 / 494
Bacău / 35 / 72436 / - / 2452 / 379 / 75267 / 21017 / 39667 / 5472 / 4980 / - / 1300
Baia / 17 / 26251 / - / 1588 / 50 / 27889 / 6000 / 14263 / 2174 / 2054 / 7 / 1753
Bălţi / 82 / 16171 / - / 3085 / 36 / 19286 / - / 191 / 5551 / 9232 / 75 / 1122
Bihor / 17 / 44948 / - / 584 / 134 / 45666 / 10591 / 29649 / 4070 / 638 / - / -
Botoşani / 14 / 11995 / - / 662 / - / 12657 / - / 3507 / 4724 / 1279 / 50 / 2435
Braşov / 7 / 2728 / 24 / 34 / 111 / 2897 / 1832 / 856 / - / - / 40 / -
Brăila / 32 / 12171 / - / 1884 / - / 14055 / - / - / 104 / 80 / 2266 / 9721
Buzău / 78 / 31841 / 23 / 1372 / 373 / 33609 / 5169 / 10132 / 9923 / 4662 / 305 / 1650
Cahul / 27 / 9960 / - / 1149 / - / 11109 / - / - / 7687 / 1864 / - / 409
Caliacra / 53 / 24740 / - / 963 / 61 / 25764 / - / - / 18030 / 6490 / - / 220
Caraş / 9 / 59730 / - / 566 / 355 / 60651 / 1447 / 42813 / 9790 / 5680 / - / -
Câmpulung / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / -
Cernăuţi / 4 / 2369 / - / 116 / 7 / 2492 / - / 1215 / 200 / 943 / 9 / 2
Cetatea Alba / 4 / 764 / - / 259 / 9 / 1032 / - / - / - / 75 / 48 / 641
Ciuc / 5 / 9405 / - / 394 / 528 / 10327 / 6633 / 1992 / - / 780 / - / -
Cluj / 9 / 12522 / - / 477 / 37 / 13036 / 9494 / 2232 / 572 / 224 / - / -
Constanţa / 39 / 13478 / - / 4027 / 270 / 17775 / - / - / 6164 / 1751 / 1976 / 3587
Covurlui / 14 / 4083 / - / 1510 / - / 5593 / - / - / 2614 / 489 / - / 980
Dâmboviţa / 92 / 36376 / 3513 / 1074 / 100 / 41063 / 4285 / 8230 / 18344 / 4651 / 20 / 846
Dolj / 68 / 32376 / - / 2643 / - / 36019 / - / - / 20205 / 3233 / 5440 / 3498
Dorohoi / 12 / 6160 / - / 356 / 31 / 6547 / - / 1686 / 1766 / 2310 / 10 / 388
Durosloi / 150 / 67078 / - / 1809 / - / 68887 / - / - / 40845 / 24877 / - / 1356
Făgăraş / 15 / 7153 / - / 89 / - / 7242 / 4408 / 2617 / 9 / 96 / - / 23
Fălciu / 19 / 12576 / - / 1028 / 46 / 13650 / - / 484 / 3417 / 7772 / - / 903
Gorj / 28 / 45824 / 2200 / 781 / 25 / 48830 / 8652 / 24923 / 8674 / 3553 / - / 22
Hotin / 132 / 41975 / 24 / 2348 / 262 / 44609 / - / 2078 / 20946 / 14043 / 776 / 4132
Hunedoara / 91 / 93253 / 218 / 1371 / 674 / 95516 / 34103 / 48397 / 6362 / 2681 / - / 1710
Ialomiţa / 45 / 13945 / - / 1985 / - / 15930 / - / - / 2278 / 1019 / 3595 / 7053
Iaşi / 32 / 18819 / - / 989 / 83 / 19891 / - / 3360 / 4162 / 10235 / 104 / 958
Ilfov / 54 / 22152 / - / 1027 / 12 / 23191 / - / - / 10383 / 7666 / 1322 / 2781
Ismail / 1 / 60 / - / 15 / - / 75 / - / - / 10 / 30 / - / 20
Lăpuşna / 97 / 56696 / - / 2521 / 360 / 59577 / - / - / 31000 / 24682 / 449 / 565
Maramureş / 11 / 40529 / 8068 / 448 / 81 / 49126 / 23327 / 14851 / 1906 / 440 / - / 5
Mehedinţi / 45 / 31822 / - / 1444 / 166 / 33432 / - / 1873 / 22785 / 4132 / 2417 / 615
Mureş / 12 / 41331 / - / 1079 / 131 / 42541 / 24429 / 10734 / 1729 / 3589 / - / 850
Muscel / 60 / 50983 / 10973 / 284 / 161 / 62401 / 11136 / 29763 / 7071 / 2940 / - / 73
Năsăud / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / -
Neamţ / 44 / 140906 / 214 / 3014 / 603 / 144737 / 63036 / 57793 / 5284 / 14019 / - / 774
Odorhei / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / -
Olt / 36 / 8322 / - / 1202 / - / 9524 / - / - / 6010 / 1982 / - / 330
Orhei / 108 / 32662 / - / 1327 / 180 / 34169 / - / 229 / 13973 / 18372 / 4 / 84
Prahova / 88 / 33256 / 1863 / 1077 / 218 / 36414 / 1414 / 13616 / 12825 / 4239 / 9 / 1153
Putna / 19 / 26822 / - / 745 / 108 / 27675 / 7415 / 11899 / 5417 / 1910 / - / 1081
Rădăuţi / 11 / 7131 / 1623 / 109 / 2 / 8867 / 6786 / 222 / 43 / 80 / - / -
R.Sărat / 34 / 14253 / - / 706 / 43 / 15002 / 1349 / 5670 / 3625 / 2926 / - / 685
Roman / 18 / 7828 / - / 348 / - / 8176 / - / 3288 / 525 / 3042 / - / 975
Romanaţi / 29 / 12816 / - / 1272 / 61 / 14179 / - / - / 3356 / 2852 / 1050 / 2588
Sălaj / 2 / 806 / - / - / - / 806 / - / 616 / - / 160 / - / -
Satu Mare / 15 / 32300 / 53 / 586 / 328 / 33267 / 2351 / 21133 / 6499 / 2153 / - / 164
Severin / 36 / 131243 / 52 / 1803 / 1700 / 134798 / 20125 / 80247 / 24353 / 6518 / - / -
Sibiu / 8 / 31035 / 8368 / 1034 / 228 / 40725 / 27004 / 3195 / 836 / - / - / -
Someş / 4 / 20706 / 704 / 655 / 1 / 22066 / 2634 / 18072 / - / - / - / -
Soroca / 83 / 15828 / - / 1403 / 161 / 17392 / - / - / 11119 / 4679 / - / 30
Storojineţ / 1 / 146 / 41 / 6 / - / 193 / 146 / - / - / - / - / -
Suceava / 1 / 1650 / - / 123 / - / 1775 / 80 / 330 / 240 / 835 / - / 165
Târnava Mare / 4 / 1206 / - / 8 / 2 / 1216 / 30 / 1004 / 57 / 115 / - / -
Târnava Mică / 1 / 318 / - / - / 3 / 321 / - / 141 / 177 / - / - / -
Tecuci / 22 / 9717 / - / 600 / 356 / 10673 / - / 1916 / 3528 / 2570 / 475 / 1228
Teleorman / 29 / 9812 / - / 497 / 160 / 10469 / - / - / 4407 / 2923 / 83 / 2399
Tighina / 23 / 21133 / - / 2819 / 473 / 24425 / - / - / 11072 / 3966 / 3972 / 2123
Timiş / 14 / 18943 / - / 566 / 327 / 19836 / - / - / 15477 / 3322 / - / 144
Trei Scaune / 2 / 7224 / 220 / 405 / - / 7849 / 4210 / 2841 / - / - / - / 173
Tulcea / 53 / 70968 / - / 4024 / 651 / 76643 / - / - / 24033 / 40866 / - / 6069
Turda / 10 / 19283 / - / 145 / 27 / 19455 / 12376 / 6402 / 281 / 24 / - / -
Tutova / 16 / 10067 / - / 648 / 94 / 10809 / - / 1874 / 5216 / 2772 / - / 205
Vaslui / 24 / 10339 / - / 353 / 9 / 10701 / - / 3410 / 2224 / 4544 / - / 161
Vâlcea / 47 / 43702 / 5 / 666 / 48 / 44421 / 4430 / 21297 / 12368 / 5367 / - / 240
Vlaşca / 57 / 32885 / - / 1299 / 10 / 34194 / - / - / 21004 / 4934 / 456 / 6491
TOTAL / 2342 / 1869986 / 38724 / 73933 / 13542 / 1995505 / 334335 / 613117 / 508544 / 311074 / 25151 / 77765