National news
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Deputy Minister Petar Dimitrov: Only an application is needed to register a well
03 Nov, 2022 | 15:52“The registration of a well does not require a deed, a map of the property, an identity card, or any other document. The only document required is a completed application for registration of a well for own needs.” This was said by the Deputy Minister of Environment and Water Petar Dimitrov today at an online meeting with represe...
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Minister Rositsa Karamfilova: I am happy to see that the laboratory where I studied as a university student will give you such good training
03 Nov, 2022 | 14:12“I am happy to see that the laboratory where I studied as an university student will give you at least as good a practical training as it gave me,” the Minister of Environment and Water Rositsa Karamfilova addressed the students at the opening of renovated laboratories in the Department of “Organic Chemistry” at the ...
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Today the International Day of Biosphere Parks will be marked for the first time
03 Nov, 2022 | 09:00Today - November 3rd, 2022, the International Day of Biosphere Parks will be marked for the first time. The day commemorates the 50th anniversary of the launch of UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Program and the contribution by biosphere parks globally to sustainable development. Today, the World Network includes 724 biosphere pa...
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The submission deadline for the student competition “Green support for a sustainable future” has been extended to November 18
02 Nov, 2022 | 11:09To respond to the big interest for the competition for students with high academic achievements “Green support for a sustainable future”, the application deadline has been extended to November 18, 2022. The competition is organized by the Environmental Executive Agency under the patronage of the Ministry of Environment and Wate...
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Minister Karamfilova: Through climate change adaptation in the urban environment we will reduce our vulnerability to disasters
01 Nov, 2022 | 15:14“For us, adaptation measures to climate change in the urban environment are very important, as they will help us reduce our vulnerability to disasters - to save human lives, to protect the infrastructure in populated areas, to preserve the rich biological diversity of the Bulgarian nature”. Thus the Minister of Environment and W...
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The MOEW joins the celebrations for the 50 anniversary of the UNESCO Convention for the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage
01 Nov, 2022 | 10:34In 2022 the Convention for the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage of UNESCO celebrates its 50th anniversary. The Ministry of Environment and Water is participating in the celebrations on the occasion of the anniversary with an exhibition of 4 panels in the entrance hall of the ministry building at 22 Princess Maria Luisa...
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Deputy Minister Petar Dimitrov: The Black Sea is among the most vulnerable marine ecosystems, human activities must be carefully considered
31 Oct, 2022 | 15:25“With its specificity, the Black Sea is one of the most vulnerable marine ecosystems in the world. In order to preserve its vitality and resources, there is a rising need for intensive human activities in the sea to be very carefully considered and more sparingly applied”, said Deputy Minister of Environment and Waters Petar Dim...
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Minister Karamfilova: the use of water from wells for own needs is free of charge
28 Oct, 2022 | 14:47On initiative by Minister Rositsa Karamfilova, today the first of a series of planned online meetings with representatives of the regional and municipal administrations took place in respect to the issues that arise in the course of the campaign to register wells and the use of underground water for own needs until November 28. “The ...
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Minister Karamfilova signed an agreement with Germany for the sale of excess annual emissions allocations
25 Oct, 2022 | 10:30Today the Minister of Environment and Water Rositsa Karamfilova and the State Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Economy and Climate Action of the Federal Republic of Germany, Sven Giegold signed an agreement for the sale of the surplus of Annual emissions allocations (AEAs) until 2022 in compliance with the requirements of the Climate Ch...
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Minister Karamfilova participated in a meeting of the EU Environment Council
25 Oct, 2022 | 10:20Minister Karamfilova participated in a regular meeting of the European Union Environment Council, which was held on Monday in Luxembourg. Within the framework of the meeting, the environment ministers of the member states discussed the proposal for revision of the Directive on industrial emissions. The revision of the Directive is part of i...
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Deputy Minister Koleva: Waste is a resource that must be used
24 Oct, 2022 | 15:00“It is time to realize that waste is not to stay in the landfills. This is a resource that should continue its cycle - to be utilized and recycled,” said Deputy Minister Reneta Koleva during the Forum “Green Solutions for Municipalities” within the framework of the annual meeting of local authorities, organized by th...
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Five centuries-old trees of the species blagun oak, cer and hairy oak have been declared protected
21 Oct, 2022 | 10:25The Minister of Environment and Water Rositsa Karamfilova issued an order declaring protected five centuries-old trees in the districts of Blagoevgrad, Pernik, Kyustendil, and Lovech. Two of the newly announced centuries-old trees are of the species blagun (Quercus frainetto). One is 356 years old, with a height of 13 m, trunk circumferenc...