Nataliya Todorova from Sofia, Penka Dzhendova from Dobrich, and Detelina Ilieva from Burgas are the big winners in the Second National Competition “Knowledge about Natura 2000”   Nataliya Todorova from Sofia won a laptop, Penka Dzhendova from Dobrich won a smartphone, and Detelina Ilieva from Burgas won a camera. They...

  For the twentieth time we celebrate the Danube Day on 29 June. The campaign, which takes place in all countries along the Danube river, aims to express the connection of the people in Danube countries with the river and testifies to the important contribution of the Danube to the economy, environment, and culture. The campaign is organised ...

  The forecast for the Northwestern Black Sea until July 6 remains favorable.   The Ministry of Environment and Water (MOEW) conducts regular monitoring of sea water after the destruction of the wall of the Nova Kakhovka dam, located on the Dnieper River in Ukraine. The latest data from the numerical modelling of the Centre for In...

  The results of the weekly sampling for the radionuclide caesium-137, at the sites Durankulak, Shabla and Kaliakra coast, are now available. At all three sites results are below the method detection threshold.   The Ministry of Environment and Water (MOEW) conducts regular monitoring of sea waters following the breach of the wall ...

  Today the Basin Directorate “Black Sea Region” took samples from three sites in inland sea waters across Durankulak, Shabla and Kaliakra.   The Ministry of Environment and Water (MOEW) conducts regular monitoring of the state of sea waters following the destrcution of the wall of the Nova Kakhovka dam, located on the ...

  The results of the samples taken on 19.06.2023 in Bulgarian Black Sea waters show compliance with the environmental quality standards The Ministry of Environment and Waters (MOEW) conducts regular monitoring of the state of sea waters after the destruction of the wall of the Nova Kakhovka dam, located on the Dnieper River in the territ...

  The Ministry of Environment and Water (MOEW) is ensuring constant and complete monitoring of possible environmental damage in Bulgarian Black Sea waters following the breakage of the wall of the Nova Kakhovka dam, located on the Dnieper River in Ukraine. According to summarized data, the Center for Integrated Coastal Zone Management and Mo...

  The Minister of Environment and Water Julian Popov issued an order for declaring the Protected Area “Deposit of Rhodope Mullein - village of Drangovo”. The new protected area is located in the land of the village of Drangovo, Kirkovo municipality, Kardzhali region and has a total area of 80 818 hectares. The protected area &ldq...

  Measures to conserve the centuries-old tree are to be specified.   The team for the preservation and conservation of the oldest coniferous tree in Bulgaria - the Baikusheva Mura, removed the broken branch today. The compromised branch was removed without further damage to the trunk of the tree. It has been placed in a stable posi...

  The Ministry of Environment and Waters (MOEW) is conducting continuous and comprehensive monitoring of possible environmental damage in the Bulgarian Black Sea area following the destruction of the wall of the Nova Kakhovka dam, located on the Dnieper River in Ukraine. According to the summarized data from the analyses, which included the ...

  “Bulgaria is among the countries with the largest share of its territory included in the Natura 2000 network, which is both a privilege and a challenge,” said Minister Julian Popov.   Minister Julian Popov participated in the EU Environment Council meeting in Luxembourg under the Swedish Presidency. The EU environment...

  “To date, the satellite observations and the digital modelling of water currents do not provide cause for concern,” said Yavor Dimitrov, director of the Black Sea Basin Directorate. The new observations show that the potential pollution is receding from the Romanian border, which means that there is no evidence that the Bulga...