Location: Dobrotești commune, Dolj county
Project start: autumn 2022
Planted area: 24.62 ha
Objective: establishment of amelioration perimeter for the rehabilitation of degraded lands
Planted species: acacia (Robinia pseudoacacia), willow (Elaeagnus angustifolia) and honey locust.
Massive Status: Fall 2028 (estimated)
Current project status: Ongoing
Partners: Philips, in the Let’m plant together campaign and OMV Petrom in the Romania plants for tomorrow campaign
Motivation for planting the amelioration forest:
Afforestation of the land is a natural and lasting measure to combat desertification and erosion, because trees have the ability to reverse soil degradation and thus can transform a sandy and infertile soil into a healthy and biodiverse one.
Last work done: planting in December 2022
Adoptă un Copac aims to increase the forested area in southern Romania, in some of the counties with the largest forest deficit, mainly by creating forest protection curtains.
Adoptă un Copac is a program of the Viitor Plus association – for people and nature.