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Near Bucharest – and in much of the southern half of Romania – the last remnants of the forests that should provide oxygen to the cities set in the middle of the fields are being systematically decimated. In the plain forests, logging companies mainly hunt for centuries-old oaks, extremely valuable trees that they cut down with acts of “forest hygiene”, i.e. an alleged operation to clean the forest of dead trees. In an investigation spanning the last six months, we have taken the forests of several counties step by step, gathered evidence and confronted everyone involved in this phenomenon. Throughout the documentation, we lived with the feeling that no one has an interest in stopping illegal logging, but we stubbornly went to the white canvases. --------------- Recorder is an online publication built by a team of journalists around these principles: honest journalism, done with passion and put in public service. More videos produced by us are on: website: https://www.recorder.ro our Facebook page / Instagram account / recorder.ro You can also follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/redactia_recorder