NOI AMENINȚĂRI LA ADRESA SECURITĂȚII NAȚIONALE A ROMÂNIEI – TĂIERILE ILEGALE DE ARBORI
NEW THRETS TO THE NATIONAL SECURITY OF ROMANIA – ILLEGAL CUTTING OF TREES

Summary/Abstract: The current security environment is subject to changes and new chanllenges. The evolution of society requires the appearance of new risks, threats and vulnerabilities to national security. EU states are makeing concerted efforts to counter these challenges. National security is concerned before the end of the Cold War to the military dimension, and after this time, the concept was extended to economic, political, social, cultural, ecological, because the society is in a constant change and continuous transformation. The main categories of threats to national security are political threats, economic threats, military threats, cyber threats, social threats, threats of cultural, ecological threats. The deforestation and illegal cutting of trees is a new threat to nation al security but also the internal security of the European Union. Besides the extremely high value of material damages, illegal cutting of trees have serious consequences and ecological point of view, not just immediate and longlasting, such as ill health of the population, increased risk of natural disasters, landslides, floods, desertification and soil erosion, pollution, etc. Considering the transboundary effects of deforestation and illegal cutting of trees, it needs urgent action to counter these negative phenomena with devastating impact. Protecting the environment should be a priority for every Member State of the European Union.

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