Minister Manol Genov launched the first quaternary wastewater treatment plant in Bulgaria in the village of Benkovski, Maritsa Municipality - an innovative pilot project. The facility is an impressive result from the interaction between the state, the business, local authorities, and scientific circles, demonstrating the power of modern partnership...

The Ministry of Environment and Water received an award in the “Central Government” category for its long-standing contribution and special achievements in the application of geographic information systems (GIS). The award was presented to the Minister of Environment and Water Manol Genov by Arkadius Sadkovski, Global Manager “Rea...

During the high-level ministerial segment of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP30), Deputy Minister of Environment and Water Atanas Kostadinov called for unity between goals and ambitions, on the one hand, and concrete actions and measures, on the other. Deputy Minister Kostadinov outlined three key messages to COP30 participants: First &ndash...

Intense rainfall, small catchments, uncleaned rivers, old infrastructure, and failure to comply with coordination procedures are the causes of the disaster and damage of October 3 Less than half of the inspected water bodies along the Black Sea coast are in compliance with the relevant regulations. A signal of serious concern is the finding th...

COP30 is a key moment for turning commitments into results and strengthening trust among countries The Ministry of Environment and Water represents Bulgaria at the 30th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP30), which is taking place in Belém, Brazil. The 20th session o...

  Two creative teams have been awarded the special award of the Ministry of Environment and Water for their participation in Danube Art Master ‘2025 The national phase of the international competition for children and students Danube Art Master, organized by the Global Water Partnership in Central and Eastern Europe (GWP CEE) and t...

Measures to protect certain animal species will be implemented under a project funded under the Environment Programme 2021–2027 in protected areas from the Natura 2000 network. The main objective of the project is to improve the connectivity between habitats fragmented as a result of human activity and to provide safe corridors for the movem...

The Minister of Environment and Water Manol Genov has declared two centuries-old trees, each of which is approximately 200 years old, protected. One is a white elm (Ulmus laevis) with a trunk circumference of 4.00 m and a height of about 24 m. It is located on the territory of the city of Pleven. The proposal for the declaration was submitted by t...

For another year, the Ministry of Environment and Water and its regional structures - the Directorate of the Central Balkan National Park, the regional inspectorates for environment and water (RIEWs) in Ruse, Plovdiv, and Burgas, in cooperation with the National Committee for the Man and the Biosphere Program, celebrate November 3 as the Internatio...

A meeting in Sozopol united the state and Black Sea municipalities on Black Sea Day On Black Sea Day – October 31, the Minister of Environment and Water Manol Genov participated in the meeting “Blue Future for the Black Sea”, which was held in Sozopol and was jointly organized by the Ministry of Environment and Water and the ...

On this day in 1991, the Central Balkan National Park was established by order of the Minister of Environment. The declaration of the protected area aims to preserve, for the benefit of society, ecosystems characteristic of the high parts of the Balkans, rich species diversity, habitats of rare and endangered communities, and remarkable landscapes....

The Minister of Environment and Water Manol Genov has revoked a decision by the Director of the Regional Inspectorate for Environment and Water - Burgas in assessment of the need to carry out an Environmental Impact Assessment of a project for amending the Detailed Development Plan for Regulation and Development of Properties on the Cadastral Map o...