**1.3 Shortlist of heritage protection programs**

The EU nations have developed a system of identification of potential threats that may harm the EU heritage, and, in accordance, appropriate policies and recommendations have been undertaken in order to mitigate the identified risks. Such potential risks are flood hazards, wars, earthquakes, pollution, uncontrolled urbanization, and unreported tourists.

The initiative is called Europa Nostra, it was launched in 2013, and it is funded by the European Investment Bank Institute and the Council of Europe Development Bank [19].

Romania also appears on the Europa Nostra list, with three objectives:


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**Figure 6.** *Rosia Montana mining landscape, in Transylvania, Romania.*
