1.0EU for Moldovahttps://eu4moldova.eu/en/Marina Cojocaruhttps://eu4moldova.eu/en/author/marina-cojocaru/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="m9wexfWT6w"><a href="https://eu4moldova.eu/en/plaiul-fagului-nature-reserve/">Preserving Moldova’s forests offers new economic benefits for rural areas</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://eu4moldova.eu/en/plaiul-fagului-nature-reserve/embed/#?secret=m9wexfWT6w" width="600" height="338" title="“Preserving Moldova’s forests offers new economic benefits for rural areas” — EU for Moldova" data-secret="m9wexfWT6w" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://eu4moldova.eu/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Moldova-Forests.png780439Rural economic growth – in Moldova and elsewhere – is evolving towards new nature-based activities. Nature reserves, such as Plaiul Fagului, can be a driver for local economies besides playing their traditional roles as sanctuaries for biodiversity. One example is the Beech Festival, held at Plaiul Fagului annually and organised since 2015. The festival attracts […]