PRESENT ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Volume 19, Issue no.2/ 2025

Authors :

Anca MACIUCA 1 , Ionut  BARNOAIEA 1, Aura BUZILA 2

1 Forestry Faculty Suceava, Stefan cel Mare University of Suceava, Suceava, Romania 

2 Forest District Gura Humorului, Romsilva, Gura Humorului, Romania

E-mail : * Corresponding author: anca.maciuca@usm.ro

https://doi.org/10.47743/pesd2025192017

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