World Wetlands Day is marked on 2 February. The global campaign under the auspices of the United Nations raises awareness of the critical importance of these biodiversity-rich and productive ecosystems. The theme of this year’s campaign is “Conserving wetlands for our common future”. It highlights the urgent need for bold action ...

The oil spill in the Black Sea will not reach the shores of the Bulgarian Black Sea coast. This became clear late Friday evening at an emergency meeting between the Minister of Environment and Water Manol Genov and the Minister of Tourism Miroslav Borshosh. The two met urgently to discuss the situation and potential risks for the Bulgarian coast. ...

It has been 30 years since the declaration of the Strandzha Nature Park. The park was declared in 1995 with the aim of preserving the unique nature and sustainable development of the mountain in the area of the Veleka and the Rezovska rivers. With its 116 054 ha, Strandzha Nature Park is the largest protected area in Bulgaria, and is over 1% of th...

The Minister of Environment and Water Manol Genov will propose the formation of a working group between three departments for the implementation of the investment proposal (IP) "Improvement of navigation conditions in the Bulgarian-Romanian section of the Danube River Fast Danube” - for the Bulgarian section of the river. The topic was the su...

The Ministry of Environment and Water organized a meeting with students from the Faculty of Geology and Geography, Department of Geospatial Systems and Technologies of Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", majoring in Climate Change and Management. The main focus of the event, which was held for the second consecutive year, was on policies to ad...

The Minister of Environment and Water Manol Genov took over the position from Petar Dimitrov at a symbolic ceremony at the Ministry of Environment and Water At the traditional ceremony for the symbolic handing over of the key of the Ministry, Petar Dimitrov handed over the postion to Manol Genov with the message "Environmental protection is a caus...

The 49th mid-winter census of wintering waterfowl will be conducted from 16 to 19 January 2025. The aim is to establish the number of wintering birds in Bulgaria in the most important water bodies and territories for them. The mid-winter census is carried out within the framework of the National System for Monitoring the Status of Biological Diver...

  Applicants schools, kindergartens, and personal development support centers/united children's complexes can submit their project proposals until February 21, 2025, and municipalities and city halls - until February 28, 2025. The Ministry of Environment and Water announced the start of this year's National Clean Environment Campaign, fu...

The Minister of Environment and Water Petar Dimitrov participated today in a video conference call with the Minister of Environment and Forestry of Romania Mircea Fеchet and the Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine Svitlana Grynchuk. The specific reason for today's meeting were publications in the media and social ...

There is no pollution of sea waters after the oil spill in the Kerch Strait. This was shown by the results from the samples taken at the end of December by the Black Sea Region Basin Directorate - Varna and the Regional Laboratory - Varna at the Executive Environmental Agency. No pollution was found in the water, including of oil and oil products....

By order of the Minister of Environment and Water Petar Dimitrov a map of the country with unregulated waste-contaminated terrains identified by the 15 regional inspectorates for environment and water (RIEWs) was created. Inspection of terrains and increased control over unregulated pollution with household and construction waste began after the c...

"We live in times of climate change, the manifestations of which are increasingly noticeable in our country. In such times and under these conditions, the adaptation of the water sector and its sub-sectors - water supply and sanitation and hydromelioration - must be a strategic priority." This was said by the Minister of Environment and Water Petar...