Societatea Carpatina Ardeleana

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SOCIETATEA CARPATINĂ ARDELEANĂ – SATU MARE

(In English- Transylvanian Carpathia Society - Satu Mare)

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The Transylvanian Carpathia Society - Erdélyi Kárpát Egyesület (EKE) is a not-for-profit non-governmental association founded in Cluj-Napoca in 1891.

The goals of EKE are to: protect the natural environment; practice and promote hiking and ecotourism in general; and know, popularize, and protect cultural and ethnic values.

The Satu Mare branch of EKE was founded in 1994 by a small but enthusiastic group of lovers of nature with the mission: "A healthy society in a healthy environment." Since then, the number of members has been constantly growing, and the activities of the group diversified, owing to the expertise of some members in the natural and technical sciences.

Because of the growing volume of the assocation's activities, and with an eye toward long-term development, in 2001 the Satu Mare branch became independent from the administration in Cluj, with the name of "Transylvanian Carpathian Society - Satu Mare, Erdélyi Kárpát Egyesület - Szatmárnémeti".

The NGO is the custodian of the Tur River Natural Reserve, situated at the country's border with Hungary and Ukraine.

See Also Romania - Sustainable Management of the “Tur River” Natural Reserve

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