The Minister of Environment and Water Manol Genov participated in the informal meeting of EU environment ministers, traditionally organized by each rotating Presidency of the Council of the EU. The one-day meeting in Warsaw was dedicated to the different approaches to tackling disinformation and climate change adaptation. The ministers united aro...

The Minister of Environment and Water Manol Genov and the Mayor of Sofia Municipality Vasil Terziev signed a contract for the construction of green infrastructure under the procedure "Green Measures for Cleaner Air". The main objective of the project is to improve the quality of atmospheric air on the territory of the municipality of the capital c...

The Minister of Environment and Water Manol Genov issued orders for the declaration of two new protected areas - Natural Landmark "Chuturite" in the land of the town of Gramada, Gramada Municipality, Vidin Region and Protected Area "Nahodishte na Rodopski Silivryak" in the land of the village of Studen Kladenets, Krumovgrad Municipality, Kardzhali ...

The Minister of Environment and Water Manol Genov and the Mayor of Ruse Municipality Pencho Milkov signed a contract for funding a project aimed at implementing green measures in urban environments for cleaner air. The main objective of the project is to improve the quality of ambient air on the territory of Ruse Municipality by reducing emissions...

  The project is to be implemented under the Environment Program 2021-2027. The Minister of Environment and Water Manol Genov and the Mayor of Kaspichan Zlatin Tsenkov signed a contract for the construction of a municipal system for the separate collection and recycling of biodegradable waste. The total investment amount is over 1 milli...

The Minister of Environment and Water Manol Genov discussed important topics from the environmental and climate policy agenda with Wopke Hoekstra, European Commissioner for Climate, Net Zero, and Clean Growth. During the meeting, Minister Genov and Commissioner Hoekstra exchanged views on aspects related to the European Union's 2040 climate target...

The project is to be implemented under the Environment Program 2021-2027. The Minister of Environment and Water Manol Genov and the Mayor of Harmanli Mariya Kirkova signed an agreement for the upgrade of the capacity of the existing composting plant for separately collected biodegradable household waste. The total investment amounts to 1.2 millio...

The Minister of Environment and Water Manol Genov met with the Mayor of the capital city municipality Vasil Terziev on initiative by the Mayor. The focus of the meeting was on issues of high public importance, related to waste management in Sofia, the Vitosha Nature Park, and the progress with work on the introduction of the deposit system at the n...

The Ministry of Environment and Water supported the national children's drawing competition "Children - Guardians of the Planet", organized by two private kindergartens in the capital city - "Bobche Topche" and "Veseloto Gardzhe", with the support of the Bulgarian Association of Private Schools. The initiative aims to encourage free creative expre...

On April 22 we celebrate the global initiative for the 55th time On April 22, we celebrate Earth Day with the theme “Our energy, our planet”. Mass unification of people has always been at the heart of Earth Day and is the catalyst for a change in mindset, because when people unite with a common goal, they can overcome even the grea...

The Minister of Environment and Water Manol Genov signed a contract for the construction of a regional system for separate collection and recycling of biodegradable waste for the municipalities of Lovech, Letnitsa, and Ugarchin. The total amount of the investment is 6.14 million BGN. The grant provided by the Environment Programme 2021-2027 (EP) i...

Young researchers impressed with green ideas for the future – from smart pillows to edible cups High school students from all over Bulgaria took part in the student competition "Young Researchers 2025", which the University of Food Technology (UFT) - Plovdiv organized with the support of the National Program "Education with Science" of t...