On invitation by the governments of Portugal and Kenya, Deputy Prime Minister for Climate Policies and Minister of Environment and Water Borislav Sandov co-chaired the interactive dialogue on “Instrumentalizing the interlinkages between Goal 14 and other Sustainable Development Goals for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda”. T...

  The MOEW has corrected the order for the protection of the natural landmark “Belintash” rock massif. A discrepancy was found in the actual location of this remarkable rock formation within the order for its proclamation for protection in 2003, and it was necessary to specify the territory that should be subject to conservation. ...

  Deputy Prime Minister for Climate Policies and Minister of Environment and Water Borislav Sandov participated at the UN Conference on the Protection of Oceans and the Marine Environment. The event is in support of the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals and the 2030 Agenda, with a focus on Goal 14: “Conserve and susta...

  A new protected area “Esetrite – Vetren” has been declared, located on a section of the Danube River. Its declaration aims to protect the habitats of critically endangered and vulnerable fish species, which prefer stony terrain with a fast river flow as a place for reproduction. The territory is within the land of the vil...

Out of the total of 18 infringement procedures by the European Commission against Bulgaria in the environment sector, which we were faced with six months ago, one has already been closed and the conditions have been met for closing six more. This was said by Deputy Prime Minister for Climate Policy and Minister of Environment and Water Borislav San...

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Environment and Water Borislav Sandov, together with a group of 4th grade students from the “120 Georgi Rakovski” Primary School, visited the waste water treatment plant in the village of Kubratovo. The reason for the visit is the World Ocean Day, which is marked every year on June 8. The minis...

The Ministry of Environment and Water has announced a recruitment procedure for director and deputy director of the General Directorate “Operational Program Environment” (OPE). The Directorate is the managing body for OPE. The program director organizes and manages the processes of developing the operational program for the respective ...

  This year World Environment Day - the most important international day of action aimed at protecting the environment, will be held under the theme “Only One Earth” with an emphasis on “living sustainably in harmony with nature.” 2022 is a historic milestone for the global environmental community. This year marks the...

  The Ministry of Environment and Water (MOEW) invites representatives of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to a meeting on the topic of water management. The meeting will be held on Monday, June 13 from 13:00h to 15:00h in the building of the Ministry of Environment and Water at 22 Knyaginya Maria Luiza Blvd., the Europe Hall. Up to tw...

  The Minister of Environment and Water Borislav Sandov declared six centuries-old trees protected. Three of them are located in Asenovgrad and are of the species Eastern plane tree (Platanus orientalis) – these include a tree approximately 150 years old, 25 m high, with a trunk circumference at the base of 3.16 m; a tree approximately...

  Deputy Prime Minister for Climate Policy and Minister of Environment and Water Borislav Sandov participated at the Stockholm +50 International Meeting on Environment, Climate and Development. The forum was entitled “A healthy planet for the well-being of all - our responsibility, our chance” and was held on June 2 and 3 in Stock...

  Deputy Prime Minister for Climate Policy and Minister of the Environment and Water Borislav Sandov met with Austrian Minister for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology Leonore Gewessler. The bilateral meeting took place yesterday in Vienna. The two discussed current issues from the European agenda focused...