Brasov Community Perception about Forests Functions

Abstract

The paper presents qualitative research aimed to identify the perception of Brasov local people regarding the forest functions and their role in community life. Most of the interviewed subjects know the forest functions, according to their answers. For more than a half of the respondents, the production and protection functions have equal importance and the others appreciated protection to be more important. The main threats for forests, as resulting from the questionnaire are pollution, the lack of ecological education, intensive logging, and a large number of buildings close to the forest areas. An impressive number of the respondents stated their willingness for volunteering in projects aimed to protect forests, but are not informed about such actions.