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Romania: Toward a Low Carbon and Climate Resilient Economy Summary

Sector Background

The forestry sector in Romania plays a significant role in climate change mitigation by sequestering carbon and reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from other sectors. Romania has the largest contiguous natural and naturally-regenerated forest area in Europe, and its Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) sector currently removes 27% of emissions from other parts of the economy.

Mitigation Potential: The LULUCF sector can provide additional annual abatement of 1,828 kt CO₂e at a total cost of €115 million during 2015–2050, which is equivalent to 0.002% of GDP.
Net Cost with Benefits: When benefits are considered, the net cost becomes negative, amounting to -€86 million.

Climate Change Impact on Forestry

Forests in Romania are facing challenges due to climate change, including:

Drying of Forests: Changes in precipitation and temperature are causing forests to dry, reducing growth and increasing biological risks.
Pest Infestation: Increased vulnerability to pests and diseases threatens forest health.
Species Productivity: Climate variables are altering the productivity of tree species, necessitating changes in management practices.
Fragmented Ownership: The forest system is fragmented, with many small private holdings, complicating sustainable management.

Scenarios and Studies

Several studies have analyzed different scenarios for GHG projections and mitigation potential in the forestry sector:

Baseline Scenario: Assumes current management practices and reduced carbon sequestration due to aging trees.
Scenario 1: Maintains current practices with afforestation of 2,000 ha annually.
Scenario 2: Includes improved land use, afforestation of degraded lands at 5,000 ha annually, and no-till practices on 30% of arable land.
Scenario 3: The most aggressive, with afforestation at 10,000 ha annually, biomass creation from fast-growing crops, and increased protected areas.

Marginal Abatement Cost Curve (MACC)

A MACC was constructed for three key measures:

Afforestation: Targets degraded lands to increase forest cover, with higher costs but long-term benefits.
Sustainable Management of Protection Forests: Focuses on reducing disturbances through longer rotations, enhancing carbon storage.
Sustainable Management of Production Forests: Aims to optimize timber harvesting and reduce environmental risks.

The MACC analysis shows that these measures are highly cost-efficient, with two (protection and production forest management) having positive net benefits, and afforestation having negligible positive net costs.

Key Findings

The most aggressive green scenario (Scenario 3) yields the highest CO₂ removals during 2015–2030.
Sustainable forest management on both public and private lands can optimize emissions reduction.
The total discounted net cost of all three measures for 2015–2050 is negative, indicating a net benefit of €86 million.
The cost of the measures is minimal (0.002% of GDP), and the benefits significantly outweigh the costs.

Conclusions and Recommendations

Recommendations

Sustainable Forest Management: Prioritize sustainable management practices to enhance carbon sequestration and reduce climate risks.
Afforestation: Promote afforestation on degraded lands and outside existing forests to increase forest cover.
Policy and Regulation: Reform policies and regulations to make sustainable forest management more profitable and to align incentives for smallholders.
Monitoring and Transparency: Develop a transparent and updated monitoring system for CO₂ removals and review modeling and analysis for accuracy.
Infrastructure Development: Improve road accessibility to enhance forest management efficiency and reduce risks like fire and pest infestation.

Policy Measures

Engagement of Smallholders: Implement policies to engage smallholders in sustainable forest management.
Capacity Building: Strengthen the capacity for monitoring the contribution of forests to climate change mitigation.
Financing: Use EU-funded programs to support forestry actions, particularly for small and medium enterprises and ecological reconstruction.
Co-financing: Encourage co-financing through public and private partnerships to reduce upfront costs and increase investment in sustainable practices.

Funding and Economic Impact

The total financing needed for the three priority measures is €115 million (discounted) for the period 2015–2050.
With benefits included, the net cost is negative, suggesting a net gain of €86 million.

Program Information

This summary is part of the OPERA-CLIMA program, which aims to promote low carbon and climate-resilient growth in Romania. For more information and publications, visit the OPERA-CLIMA Program webpage.