Internationally, the concerns of experts in the field have led to the creation of two data series based on different concepts: Corine Land Cover (CLC) and FAO-LCCS.[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”10px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”40px”][vc_column_text]\n
The FAO-LCCS database was initially developed with FAO funding and was also supported by the AEROSPACE program, resulting in two databases corresponding to Landsat TM satellite image covers from 2000 and 2003. The partnership established for the project (the Institute of Geography of the Romanian Academy, in collaboration with CRUTA and the National Research-Development Institute for Pedology, Agrochemistry and Environmental Protection, ICPA) allowed for the study of agricultural and forest landscape dynamics in a way complementary to CLC. The obligation to update CLC for all EU member states, as well as the conclusions of the dual CLC\/LCCS 2000 analysis, necessitate the parallel continuation of LCCS activities (ROSA, 2007).<\/p>\n
Using this data, the LCCS land cover map was created (Fig. 1)[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” top_padding=”10″ bottom_padding=”20″ left_padding_desktop=”20″ right_padding_desktop=”20″ text_align=”left”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][image_with_animation image_url=”1758″ animation=”Fade In From Right” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]\n
Figure 10. LCCS Map for Romania <\/em><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”20px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” bg_color=”#eeeff4″ scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”50px”][vc_column_text]\n CLC2000 (Fig. 2) provides a standardized inventory of European land use at the 2000 level, as well as the changes that occurred in the ten years since the first CLC inventory. It is a flexible tool that makes it possible to measure the dynamic relationship between numerous land uses and their impact, as well as the conflicts that arise from the application of different sectoral policies in agriculture, regional policy, and transport.[\/vc_column_text][image_with_animation image_url=”1753″ animation=”Fade In From Left” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default”][vc_column_text]\nCORINE Land Cover Map<\/em><\/h4>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Corine Land Cover 2000 (CLC2000) is the European reference dataset for land cover, and it was created based on the experience gained from the first CLC project in the early 1990s. The project was funded by the European Union and carried out in partnership with several European institutions (http:\/\/www.eea.europa.eu<\/a>). In Romania, CLC2000 started in March 2002 and was completed in September 2004 (Cr\u0103ciunescu, 2008), being managed by the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development<\/a> through the National Institute for Research and Development “Danube Delta”<\/a>.<\/p>\n