OMV Petrom continued its forestation actions in Romania, planted 550,000 trees in 2020

OMV Petrom, the largest energy company in Southeastern Europe, continued its forestation actions in 2020, as part of the “Romania plants for tomorrow” campaign – the largest private forestation initiative in Romania.

The initiative is carried out with the support of the Ministry of the Environment, Waters and Forests and six non-governmental organizations, recognized for their contributions to environmental protection: Act for Tomorrow, Mai mult verde, Plantăm fapte bune în România, Pădurea copiilor, Viitor Plus and Văcăreşti Natural Park Association. The Ministry of the Environment, Waters and Forests provided specialists in planting and local expertise throughout the entire planting campaign. 

“Despite the difficult context in 2020, we followed through on our commitment and planted 550,000 trees, observing all the sanitary and distancing rules. Forestation plays an important role in the absorption and storage of carbon dioxide, and we want to contribute to the effort of having a cleaner environment. We believe such projects can make a difference in creating a better life and we will be continuing our planting campaign in the next years,” said Christina Verchere, OMV Petrom CEO.

The “Romania plants for tomorrow” campaign aims to plant about 1,500,000 trees on 300 ha, by the end of 2023. To support this campaign, OMV Petrom has allocated EUR 4.6 million. 

The forestation actions took place in spring and autumn. In total, this year, OMV Petrom planted trees on an area of 124 hectares, in 32 localities in 15 counties.

Since 2008, OMV Petrom has planted over 1,200,000 trees on an area of 140 hectares, becoming one of the largest private promoters of planting actions.