Prince Charles said in the third part of the documentary "Wild Carpathia" - which was launched Wednesday evening in Bucharest – that Romania is a wonderful country with remarkable people and the pastures in this country are unique. The third part of the documentary series Wild Carpathia entitled “Forever Wild" promotes several areas in Romania, including Cluj-Napoca, Maramures, the cemetery at Săpânţa, Bucovina region , Fagaras Mountains, the Zalanului valley and the Saschiz village , and includes an interview with Prince Charles of Great Britain expressing a desire to help Romania preserve its rural cultural heritage.
Asked by the scriptwriter and documentary presenter Charlie Ottley how we could preserve the mythical landscape of Romania, Prince Charles said: "Today it is a true challenge. First and foremost, people must be convinced of how valuable it is. You need to provide protection in the context of sustainable development. You cannot stop development, but the key is to work as much as possible with local people who, in nine cases out of ten, and it is the same everywhere, do not want to see the environment destroyed., but want to find ways and opportunities to improve their lives while preserving traditions, whether in the natural or anthropogenic environment. "
However, Prince Charles said that a big problem he encountered in Romania "is the conception of the people that their things are old and outdated , that they are irrelevant."
"They throw the old stuff, but later they come to see their value. Often it is too late, because many buildings were torn down or modernized excessively. The huge demand for food and needful things is obvious. But one vital aspect is how you approach local communities. How to help smallholders survival. This part of the world is not for show. If they area were for show, then more carbon dioxide would be release, very harmful. The pastures here are truly unique at European and Global levels. I have never seen anything like it, something like this has not been kept, nowhere.. They are the jewel in the crown of Romania.
Maybe people do not see it, but Romania is a wonderful country. Remarkable people live here who will not give up. They have gone through terrible experience that affected them greatly: the two world wars and all the sufferings endured from World War II until now.
These people have been through a lot, they have seen much suffering, destruction, and their lives have been destroyed. We owe it to find a path for a better future that they should preserve their culture, traditions and values, "said Prince Charles.