Roughly 5,000 trees cut down illegally in Romania’s Brașov County, minister says

11 August 2026 Interim environment minister Diana Buzoianu said on Monday, August 10, that one of the largest areas of illegal tree cutting in Romania was in Brașov County. Roughly 5,000 trees were cut without proper authorizations in the area. The minister said she will travel to the area in question and noted that several such locations were uncovered after checks carried out within the Forest Guard. "Everyone was satisfied. The phenomenon of illegal logging seemed no longer to exist. That was the story that was being sold to me. This phenomenon continues to exist, and I am glad that the authorities are finally taking the necessary measures to increase the number of cases they discover,” the minister said, cited by News.ro. In March, Diana Buzoianu stated that she was requesting periodic