The implementation of repair and restoration works is only within the competence of the Mayor of the Municipality of Karlovo. The Ministry of Environment and Water does not fund restoration projects.   The restoration and normalization of people’s lives after the floods in the Municipality of Karlovo in 2022 is a pri...

European Bat Night is celebrated annually in over 30 countries around the world. The Agreement on the Conservation of Bats in Europe (EUROBATS) has been in force for Bulgaria since 1999. Bats are small animals of the class Mammalia. Their distinctive feature is that their forelimbs have grown into wings. Bats are the only mammals capable of active...

Bulgaria was among the first countries in the region that signed the UNICEF Declaration on Children, Youth and Climate Action in 2022 The Minister of Environment and Water Julian Popov met with Ms. Christina de Bruin, UNICEF representative in Bulgaria. Ms. de Bruin praised the fruitful cooperation between UNICEF and our country, which is part ...

   During the planning of the activities for the “National Recovery and Resilience Plan” in 2021, three investments and one reform were included in sector “Environment”. The reform aims to establish a governance structure for the “Natura 2000” network through the adoption of an amending act to the Biod...

Determining the boundaries of the Boyana Marsh marks the beginning of a process that will enable its ongoing conservation The Director of the Basin Directorate “Danube Region” - Pleven, issued an order determining the boundaries of the water body “Boyana Marsh” in the locality “Gardova Glava”, Vitosha distri...

   The Black Sea is a unique ecosystem, but we need to have the big picture to be able to adequately protect it. When research similar to that of the Varna scientists comes out, the ministry is committed not only to enhance its publicity, but also to develop policies on its basis.   A problem of policy development in our coun...

   Minister Julian Popov: “Part of the struggle is simply for people to understand the value of dunes. We cannot drive jeeps over them, park on them, and put caravans. We have to protect them.” Signs do not solve problems but point at them. This was stated by the Minister of Environment and Water in the morning talk show...

Today the Minister of Environment and Water Julian Popov met with the Ambassador of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria His Excellency Mr. Messaoud Mehila. Minister Popov highlighted the significance of relations with the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, underlining the potential to build upon and deepen the friendship ...

  The Minister of Environment and Water Julian Popov today took part in a working meeting in the region of Shabla and Durankulak. The other participants in the meeting included the mayors of Durankulak Veselin Yordanov and Shabla Marian Zhechev, the director of the Institute of Oceanology Nikolay Valchev, Ivan Nachev from the “Friends o...

   Experts from the Directorate "National Service for the Protection of Nature" at the Ministry of the Environment and Water remind of this in relation to the case of a lost animal in Lozenets, Tsarevo Municipality   In Bulgaria, it is forbidden to import, acquire, sell, own and breed specimens of wild cats and primates. Excep...

  The Minister of Environment and Water Julian Popov met with the Chairman of the Management Board of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce (BCC) Dobri Mitrev, experts from the BCC and industry organizations - members of the chamber. Deputy Ministers Nikolay Sidzhimov and Petar Dimitrov from the Ministry of Environment and Water participated in t...

  Placement of information boards by the municipalities and increased regular inspections in critical areas by officers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs are part of the emergency measures until the end of the summer season   Yesterday, a working meeting was held in the building of RIEW - Varna in regard to the increased number o...