The Executive Environment Agency at the Ministry of Environment and Water has prepared Technical terms of Reference for analysis and assessment of the impact on the Black Sea in the Yaylata protected area as a result of the run-aground ship “Vera Su”. The aim is to determine the extent of the impact on the marine environment and its inh...

Within the monitoring of sea waters carried out on 16.10.2021 at coastal point 60 m south of the run-aground ship “Vera Su” and from a point at the bow of the ship, three water samples were taken. Exceedances in the values ​​of nitrogen-ammonium and nitrogen-nitrite were reported at both points, the most serious being the increase in t...

On 15.10.2021, upon receiving a signal by the Border Police for a spot near the run-aground “Vera Su” ship, the MOEW monitoring team carried out an extraordinary on-site inspection. Two samples of seawater were taken: one from the daily coastal point and one next to the bow of the ship. In the taken sample, opalescence of the surface i...

The MOEW published for public consultation the Reports for the mid-term review of the significant issues in water management for the four basin management regions. The consultation will take place over a period of six months - from 15 October 2021 to 18 April 2022. The mid-term review of the significant water management issues for each basin mana...

The Minister of Environment and Water Asen Lichev declared protected a century-old small-leaved elm (Ulmus minor) in the village of Kovachevo, Municipality of Radnevo, Stara Zagora district. The tree is over 100 years old, with a height of over 20 meters and a trunk circumference of 2.96 meters. By order of the Minister, the uprooting, felling, pr...

The Minister of Environment and Water Asen Lichev informed by letter the Executive Director of Bulgartransgaz EAD and the mayors of nine settlements in the adjacent territory of the “Chiren” subterranean gas storage facility about the opinion of the MOEW on conducting a joint Environmental Impact Assessment procedure of the project of t...

The request for declaring unconstitutional the provision of Article 12, para. 7 of the Biodiversity Act, according to which the orders determining protected areas are not subject to appeal, was rejected by the Constitutional Court. The orders declaring protected areas, which introduce restrictions on the use of property, do not violate the Constit...

MOEW teams continue to monitor the state of the marine environment in the waters of the run-aground ship “Vera Su” on a daily basis. In order to determine the degree of impact on the marine environment and its inhabitants and to adequately identify possible environmental risks, analyzes have been carried out on biological quality indic...

The “Green Olympics” started today, after by decision of the Minister of Environment and Water Asen Lichev the Ministry renewed its support for holding the format. The Olympics have been organized since 2012 and are established as the largest environmental educational event. The organizers from “Academica BG” envisage to co...

  Today we mark World Migratory Birdday. This global campaign aims to raise awareness about migratory bird species and the need for international cooperation to protect them. This year the day falls on the eve of the 15th meeting of the member states of the Convention on Biological Diversity, which will be held in Kunming, China, 11th-15th O...

The Minister of Environment and Water Asen Lichev informed by letter the Deputy Prime Minister for European Funds Atanas Pekanov that the first stage of the procedure for environmental assessment of the draft National Recovery and Resilience Plan of the Republic of Bulgaria has been completed. An opinion was expressed on the thoroughness of the re...

  On the TV1 program “Questions”, the Minister of Environment and Water Asen Lichev commented on the reasons to undertake a coercive measure against the Executive Agency “Maritime Administration” to suspend the cargo transfer activities from the ship “Vera Su” on the night of September 27th due to imminent ...