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...

The Minister of Environment and Water Rositsa Karamfilova met with the Ambassador of France in Sofia H.E. Joel Meyer. The two discussed the upcoming high-level meetings focusing on the fight against plastic pollution, which will take place on 26 and 27 May in Paris, just before the Second Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to E...

  “’Think globally - act locally’ is not just a slogan, but the reality in almost all countries around the world. Communities and you - environmental experts, are the drivers of these policies at the local level and it is important that we work together to achieve our ambitious goals to ensure a clean environment for generat...

  Today, the first exploratory inspections were carried out in the field to secure and protect the Baykusheva Mura in relation with the identified breakage of a branch of the tree. Arborists carried out an inspection of the century-old tree and nearby trees. The possibilities of using different methods to secure the broken branch were consid...

  The European Commission (EC) has announced the nominations for this year’s LIFE Awards for Excellence in Nature, Environment and Climate Action. The project “Habitats  Free of Invasive Alien Species” by the Foundation “Information and Nature Conservation” is one of the three nominated in the field “N...

  The Minister of Environment and Water Rositsa Karamfilova issued orders for the declaration of four more protected areas from the “Natura 2000” network for the conservation of natural habitats and wild flora and fauna on the basis of Article 12, paragraph 6 of the Biodiversity Act. These are BG0000503 “Lom River”, BG...

  The Minister of Environment and Water Rositsa Karamfilova issued orders declaring two new protected areas “Tufesta ostritsa” in the land of the village of Gorno Varshilo, Septemvri municipality, Pazardzhik region and protected area “Dolno Cherkovishte” in the land of the village of Dolno Cherkovishte, Stambolovo muni...

  “We are here at the crossroads of departures and arrivals. If someone is leaving Bulgaria, let them see this exhibition and remember that they were actually able to lay eyes on this beauty, to touch this richness, at least in a photo. If it is a foreigner who is leaving, let him know that he is leaving a place touched by God. If he is...

  The winners in the 31st International Competition for Instrumentalists, Singers and Composers “Music and the Earth”, dedicated to Earth Day - April 22, were awarded. The event took place on April 26 at the Giant Crystals Hall of the National Museum “Earth and People” in Sofia. The competition is held under the patron...