REFORESTATIO IN THE AMIANTOS ASBESTOS MINE
REFORESTATIO IN THE AMIANTOS ASBESTOS MINE NEAR THE CENTRAL MINE PIT
Within the framework of the implementation of the project "Biodiversity Conservation in Restoration and Management of the Amiantos Asbestos Mine" funded by the Financial Mechanism of the EEA Grants (Liechtenstein, Iceland, Norway) 2009 - 2014, the Department of Forests is presently carrying out reforestation with Pinus nigra targeting to (a) Establishment of the priority habitat *9530 in the mine, and (b) Creating a gene bank that can provide in the future propagation material (seed) in a case of a catastrophic event that may cause significant destruction of natural forests of this valuable species.