The requirements for Bulgaria's accession to the Environment section of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) were met. The updated River Basin Management Plans for the four water basin regions - Danube, Black Sea, East Aegean, and West Aegean, as well as the Marine Strategy of Bulgaria for the period 2022-2027 were adop...

By adopting these important strategic documents, Bulgaria fulfilles the requirements of two European directives, in relation to which infringement procedures have been launched With the updated river basin management plans (RBMPs), Bulgaria provides a reliable tool for protecting human health and the environment, for local communities and invest...

  Russia declared a federal state of emergency over Black Sea oil spill Russian scientists criticize cleanup efforts after spill Russia has declared a state of emergency at the federal level in connection with the fuel oil spill in the Black Sea after an accident involving two tankers, BTA reported, citing information from TASS with a s...

Due to the incident in the Kerch Strait, samples for oil products, heavy metals, and pesticides are taken at three sampling sites There is no direct risk for Bulgarian waters in the Black Sea according to the results of all observations currently being conducted. This was stated by the Minister of Environment and Water Petar Dimitrov, who today at...

In order to thoroughly monitor the situation caused by the oil spill near the Kerch Strait, the Ministry of Environment and Water turned to the Laboratory of Marine Ecology at the Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Studies (IBES) – Bulgarian Academy of Science (BAS) for a scientifically based stduy on the impact on marine organisms and e...

19 December 2024 / 15:49 The development of the situation confirms that the pollution is not expected to reach the Bulgarian coast "Satellite images analyzed by the Center for Integrated Management and Monitoring of the Coastal Zone of the ‘N. Y. Vaptsarov’ Naval Academy do not suggest the presence of pollutants in the main Black ...

18 December 2024 / 17:11 Sea currents are steadily retaining oil pollution in the Kerch Bay waters The Bulgarian Black Sea Coast is not expected to be affected No significant change in the situation caused by the oil spill in the Kerch Strait is observed. According to the Center for Integrated Management and Monitoring of the Coastal Zone a...

The Minister of Environment and Water Petar Dimitrov approved a List of mineral water deposits - exclusive state property, which may be provided free of charge to municipalities for management and use in 2025. The Ministry of Environment and Water may provide 9 mineral water deposits and 5 separate sections of deposits for management to the releva...

The Minister of Environment and Water Petar Dimitrov issued an order declaring a new protected area - the natural landmark "Cherveni Kamak", with an area of 44 decares, located in the land of the village of Chelopech, Sofia region. The natural landmark "Cherveni Kamak" was declared on proposal by the Association of Parks in Bulgaria for the protec...

Today's decision enables the construction of the Eastern route to begin as soon as possible, thus allowing traffic to be diverted from the Kresna Gorge The Standing Committee of the Bern Convention, at its 44th meeting today, maintained the file for the Struma Motorway through the Kresna Gorge as a possible file for the ninth consecutive year. At...

The trend of not being able to staff the ministry with the necessary specialists to fulfill its key functional duties is becoming permanent and extremely worrying The Minister of Environment and Water Petar Dimitrov met with representatives of the protesting employees of the Ministry of Environment and Water, after dozens of them blocked the inter...

Deputy Minister of Environment and Water Mihaela Krumova participated today in the official opening of the annual conference of the Center for Human Resources Development (CHRD) under the title "Green Technologies and Sustainable Development in Education and the Youth Sector", whose aim is to recognize youth projects in the field of green transitio...