Environmental Crime Project: MMAP and MADR Promise Guarantees for Farmers Legally Using Water

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The Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Agriculture have clarified that the draft law on environmental crimes does not target farmers who use water legally, but those who carry out illegal catches that can cause significant environmental damage. Romania needs a strong law against those who illegally catch water, destroy ecosystems and can leave entire communities without this vital resource, said interim Minister of the Environment, …

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The Ministries of the Environment and Agriculture discussed with representatives of farmers the draft law on environmental protection through criminal law. According to the two ministries, the new provisions concern serious environmental offences, not the legal use of water in agriculture.

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Environment Minister Diana Buzoianu came on Wednesday evening with explanations of the information in the public space that the owners of fountains could receive up to ten years in prison. Buzoianu said that the draft law refers exclusively to illegal water catches that can cause "significant damage, such as drying rivers or lakes, and that false information has emerged in the context of the transposition of a European directive on serious envir…