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legality of the construction of the last unfinished section of the Struma Motorway through the Kresna Gorge, have been withdrawn and terminated respectively.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 ...

The Minister of Environment and Water Manol Genov met with the Ambassador of Romania to Bulgaria Her Excellency Brundusa Predescu. Bulgaria attaches great importance to the excellent bilateral cooperation with Romania in the field of environment and water, which is of utmost importance for the sustainable development and well-being of the entire r...

“The role of the National Trust Eco Fund (NTEF) over the years has been very important because it is a partner of the state in the development of environmental policies - for the development of energy management and the implementation of climate change adaptation measures at the municipal level, as well as the use of instruments for mobilizin...

The Deputy Minister of Environment and Water Atanas Kostadinov, the Director of the Black Sea Region Basin Directorate Yavor Dimitrov, and the Advisor Petar Dimitrov, together with experts from the Ministry of Environment and Water and the Bulgarian Academy of Science, joined the water cleanup of the port of Sozopol. The initiative was organized by...

In the period 17–25 May 2025, the BioBlitz initiative "Belasitsa 2025" was held on the territory of the Belasitsa Mountain, organized by the Regional Inspectorate for Environment and Water - Blagoevgrad on initiative by the Ministry of Environment and Water. The event was part of the celebration of the European Natura 2000 Day - 21 May, and ...

Today we celebrate the Day of Parks in Bulgaria. There are a total of 14 parks in our country – 3 national and 11 natural, which are celebrated today. According to Bulgarian legislation, they are protected areas and differ in the level of protection. National parks are distinguished by stricter norms and restrictive regimes aimed at protectin...

  The budget of the campaign has been significantly increased to 9 million leva due to the extremely large number of project proposals In this year's competition for the most original and environmentally informative project on the theme "I love nature and I participate" within the framework of the traditional National Campaign "Clean Env...