Land conservation

• Purchase of 3,300 ha of natural forests, spruce monocultures or degraded land due to abusive exploitation practises for restoration purposes;
• Obtain the highest legal protection level for at least 2,000 ha of natural forests by stipulating their complete protection in the National Catalogue of Virgin Forests or by stipulating a non-intervention approach in the Management Plan of the Natura 2000 sites.
• Obtain the highest legal protection level for at least 2,000 ha of natural forests by stipulating their complete protection in the National Catalogue of Virgin Forests or by stipulating a non-intervention approach in the Management Plan of the Natura 2000 sites.

Ecological restoration

• Restore 500 ha of clear-cuts
• Convert 500 ha of spruce monocultures back to a mixed and healthy mountain forest
• Establish new tree nurseries in order to produce saplings from indigenous seed sources
• Remove riparian invasive species from two mountain valleys
• Erosion control on 20 km of former exploitation roads
• Restoration of 250 ha alpine grasslands with dwarf pine, rhododendron and juniper

Wildlife conservation

• Reintroduce bison and beavers into Southern Făgăraș Mountains
• Create a successful model of human-wildlife coexistence over ca. 80,000 ha by:
  • wildlife management based on prevention measure (provision of guarding dogs and electric fences)
  • rapid intervention team for direct conflict mitigation
  • innovative compensation measures
  • promote a wildlife management oriented on wildlife-human conflict mitigation

Community outreach

• involve and empower local communities to be involved in conservation and sustainability
• involve civil society through volunteer, ambassador and education programmes
• create direct jobs and income through restoration work
• develop an interesting destination through the wilderness label, the reintroduction of bison and beavers and the development of wildlife watching programmes
• organise national and local events
• involve local and national media to release a series of articles and newsletters regarding the project progress.

Conservation enterprises

• Developing conservation enterprises to improve the conservation situation, create jobs and income opportunities for locals, and financially contribute to protected area administration and conservation easements for land owners.
• Set up at least 10 functioning conservation enterprises within the local communities, to create a green economy that will bring a sustainable livelihood for the people.