There is no evidence of pollution in the Bulgarian waters in Black Sea after the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam in Ukraine. The Ministry of Environment and Water (MOEW), together with the Ukrainian, Moldovan, and Romanian authorities, exchange information on a daily basis on potential pollution in the Black Sea. The Black Sea Basin Di...

  “One day we will keep this country clean together instead of having to clean together,” expressed his confidence the Minister of Environment and Water Yuliyan Popov today at the announcement of the 11th edition of the campaign “Let's Clean Up Bulgaria Together”. Traditionally, the Ministry of Environment and Water (M...

  The MOEW is strengthening the monitoring of marine coastal waters in relation to the breach of the wall of the Nova Kakhovka dam, located on the Dneper River in Ukraine. An order to this effect was issued by the Minister of Environment and Water Yuliyan Popov to the Basin Directorate “Black Sea Region” - Varna and the Executive ...

  Environment and Water Minister Yuliyan Popov took over the post from Rositsa Karamfilova at a symbolic ceremony on Tuesday at the Ministry of Environment and Water. When accepting the key to the ministry, Yuliyan Popov noted that the ministry employs people with proven expertise. “I am delighted to return to this ministry. Years back...

  All of you are the ambassadors of the environmental cause - with these words the Minister of Environment and Water Rositsa Karamfilova addressed the attendees in the South Park in the capital city of Sofia for today’s celebration - June 5, the World Environment Day. She also congratulated her colleagues, thanking them for believing in...

  “With all our colleagues from the Ministry and its structures, we bear our responsibility, not only professionally, but also in a personal capacity for environmental protection. This was said by the Deputy Minister of Environment and Water Reneta Koleva, who opened the first of a number of initiatives with which the Ministry of Enviro...

  This year’s World Environment Day on 5 June, the most significant international day of action to protect the environment, will focus on solutions to plastic pollution as part of the #BeatPlasticPollution campaign. It advocates for environmental change globally, asking people to think about how we can change our everyday lives to reduc...

  “You are the ones who will take over the responsibility to protect nature after us. So be brave, dream and learn, because only with knowledge will you achieve your goals in life. Each of us has a place and a purpose, I believe that each of you will find theirs.” With these words, the Minister of Environment and Water Rositsa Kar...

  The OECD Environmental Policy Committee took a decision that Bulgaria meets the organisation’s high environmental standards under 24 recommendations, 6 declarations, and 16 key principles in various areas, including biodiversity, climate change, water management, clean air, resource productivity, environmental information, and transbb...

Minister of Environment and Water Rositsa Karamfilova participated in a closed meeting of the Environmental Policy Committee of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). She presented Bulgarian policies and priorities in the field of integrated water management, clean air protection, climate change, coastal zone management,...

Only a few days are left until the final of the second national online competition “Knowledge about Natura 2000”, which is organized by Directorate “National Nature Protection Service” of the Ministry of Environment and Water. The online competition will close on 26 May and is the second of three national competitions aimed...

On 21 May 2023 we celebrate 31 years since the establishment of the Natura 2000 network of protected areas in the European Union (EU). The Ministry of Environment and Water (MOEW) is once again taking part in the European Natura 2000 Day. The European Commission, in partnership with the Observation.org platform, is organizing “Natura 2000 Da...