Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Innovation and Growth Tomislav Donchev, Swiss Ambassador H.E. Raimund Furer, Ministers of Environment and Water Manol Genov and Interior Daniel Mitov signed two agreements under the Swiss-Bulgarian Cooperation Programme. They are part of the Second Swiss Contribution – for “Improving Air Quality&rdq...

A clip circulating on social media shows bears coming down to the regional landfill and feeding on food left by people. The Regional Inspectorate for Environment and Water (RIEW) – Smolyan, together with WWF, took urgent measures to protect the species and ensure the safety of people. The location is 12 kilometers from the city in a forested...

On June 24, we celebrate Enyovden – the holiday of medicinal herbs. Ivan Bilyober, Yanevden, Ivanden – the names for this holiday across the country are different, all of them are connected with centuries-old traditions and the celebration of the healing power of nature. The Bulgarian flora contains over 4300 species of higher plants, ...

In connection with a signal submitted on June 20, 2025 by the Mayor of Yambol Municipality regarding low water levels of the Tundzha River in the Yambol region, by order of the Minister of Environment and Water Manol Genov, experts from the Basin Directorate "Eastern Aegean Region" - Plovdiv conducted a joint inspection with representatives of "Irr...

No animal of the order “Wild Cats” has been registered with the Regional Inspectorate for Environment and Water (RIEW) – Shumen. This was shown by the inspection’s records. Yesterday evening, the emergency line of the RIEW received a signal about a large animal seen in the “Shumen Plateau” Nature Park, upon which...

  Joint efforts of the legislative and executive branches, scientific communities, civil society organizations and the entire potential of nations are needed to implement environmental policy. Clean industry means lower long-term energy costs, reduced risks of regulatory sanctions and carbon taxes, digitalization and access to new market...

The Minister of Environment and Water Manol Genov participated in the meeting of the EU Environment Council in Luxembourg. During the meeting, a common approach was established on the Regulation on circularity in the design of vehicles and on the management of end-of-life vehicles. Minister Genov noted that significant progress had been made in li...

Information disseminated in the media that waste recovery operators are about to increase the "product fee" for electrical and electronic equipment goods provokes expectations and insistence among the public that the Ministry of Environment and Water should react to this problem. The Ministry of Environment and Water is not the institution that ca...

Today we celebrate 77 years since the declaration of the “Boatin” Reserve, which is located on the territory of the Central Balkan National Park. It was declared a reserve in 1948 with the main goal of preserving the centuries-old beech forests within its borders. Over the years, the boundaries of the reserve have been enlarged several ...

The complaints and the relevant court proceedings, which challenged the legality of the construction of the last unfinished section of the Struma Motorway through the Kresna Gorge, have been withdrawn and terminated respectively. Considering both the importance of completing the remaining part of the motorway and the significance of the gorge for t...

This year, we celebrate World Environment Day on 5th June with the message “Beat Plastic Pollution”. The UN Environment Programme’s global campaign #BeatPlasticPollution is calling for global change and asking us to think about how we can change our daily lives to reduce the harm plastic pollution causes to the environment, wildli...

Teams of the Black Sea Basin Directorate (BSBD) – Varna and the Regional Laboratory – Varna at the External Environmental Agency carried out an inspection and sampling of the sea waters near Durankulak, Shabla, and Kaliakra. The inspection is led by the Director of the BSBD eng. Yavor Dimitrov and is part of the intensified control on ...