The Carpathian Mountains form some of the largest contiguous forests on the continent. With the highest percentage of still virgin woodlands; they contain an extraordinary high number of species, amongst them many autochthonous species, and they are home to the largest European populations of large carnivores.

Foundation Conservation Carpathia (FCC) was founded in 2009 by 12 philanthropists and conservationists with the goal to stop illegal logging, and to protect a significant surface of Carpathian forests in the form of a completely protected area for future generations.