Guta, DoinaDoinaGutaBatrinescu, GheorgheGheorgheBatrinescuLehr, Carol BlaziuCarol BlaziuLehr2017-03-122017-03-122015L : 1843-5831(on-line): 2457-837110.21698/simi.2015.0018http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/256International Symposium "The Environment and the Industry", SIMI 2015In Romania, the disparities between urban and rural areas are much higher than in most European Union states. There are situations when public authorities, especially in rural areas, do not have the necessary capability to identify and solve a number of important specific problems of the communities that they manage, inclusive relating to environment. The EU has a common rural development policy which Romania, as a member country, should apply, and the environmental problems of rural communities are key components of this policy. As a result, the paper proposes a study regarding both existing status and solutions to solve environmental problems characteristic of rural area of Romania, which to underlie of a model for managing environmental issues specific to this space. Punctually, is about aspects regarding: environmental components and natural resources qualitywaste and wastewater managementecological agriculturegreen energy sourcesbiodiversity and natural heritagethe landscape component. For the study, specific information were collected, processed, systematized and interpreted in correlation with the issues addressed so that it can be chosen an optimal model of management from several possible. The model will be a new and useful tool in the effort of rural local authorities willing to give due weight to preservation the natural heritage and improve quality of life.Managing environmental issuesSustainable rural developmentGood environmental practicesNatural heritageSymposium Proceedings