Today we mark the World Wetlands Day, Feb 2th. This year's theme is 'Wetlands and Human Wellbeing'. The 2024 Campaign highlights that urgent action is needed to conserve and restore these biodiversity-rich ecosystems that underpin human wellbeing. Each year, the day is marked with a different theme relating to the diverse benefits of wetlands to h...

Ministers paid their respects at the memorial plaque of the Belene camp Ministers and deputy ministers, representatives of the local authorities and the community visited the former Belene camp on today's Day of Appreciation and Tribute to the Victims of the Communist Regime to pay their respect. The initiative for the honorary act in the concent...

"In order to solve the issue of renovation of buildings in Bulgaria, we need to introduce different funding instruments, to mobilze private resources, and jointly with the public to stimulate innovation in the sector". This was stated by the Minister of Environment and Water Julian Popov during a round table discussion on "Energy efficiency of the ...

It is necessary to summarise the legislative requirements about the obligations of all institutions in protection of the environment and wildlife and to increase the effectiveness of control and administrative-penal activities. This was stated by the Minister of Environment and Water Julian Popov at the meeting initiated by him on the establishment...

The Minister of Environment and Water called for this during a meeting with representatives of 100 municipalities in the country "We are moving from one era to another - from the danger of being sanctioned for non-compliance with European legislation to a change in our attitude towards waste. Let us bring discipline without punishment and see wast...

It is necessary to summarise the legislative requirements about the obligations of all institutions in protection of the environment and wildlife and to increase the effectiveness of control and administrative-penal activities. This was stated by the Minister of Environment and Water Julian Popov at the meeting initiated by him on the establishment...

The regulation will protect sand formations and ensure objective, impartial and science-based reporting in specialised maps. The Minister of Environment and Water Julian Popov approved the Methodology for mapping, determining sand dune types and boundaries for the creation and maintenance of the specialized maps and registers of the sites under Ar...

The Minister of Environment and Water Julian Popov issued orders for the designation of fourteen protected areas for the conservation of natural habitats and wild flora and fauna. These include "Kamchia River", "Stara Reka", "Banska Reka", "Kayaliyka River", "Blatnitsa River", "Martinka River", "Omurovska River", "Pyasachnik River", "Golyama Kamchi...

A team of the Executive Environment Agency publicly presented the National Environmental Status and Protection Report 2021. The document was adopted by the Council of Ministers in July last year. It is prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Environmental Protection Act, based on analyses and assessment of indicators for a time period o...

  The Minister of Environment and Water Julian Popov presented the main dimensions of the climate policy to students from Sofia University, who are in the first-year of the newly launched program “Climate Change and Management” at the Faculty of Geology and Geography. The meeting was attended by Assistant Professor Iliya Lingorski...

By Regulation (EU) 2023/956 of 10 May 2023, the European Union introduced the carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) as part of the "Fit for 55" legislative package. The purpose of the mechanism is to prevent the risk of carbon leakage. Carbon leakage occurs if, due to the costs associated with climate policies, companies in certain sectors or ...

  The first day of the two-day informal meeting of environment ministers, held in Brussels under the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU, started with a discussion on adaptation and sustainability. A common understanding was reached on the key role of the assessment and analysis of climate risks for identifying further necessary measu...