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Deputy Minister Reneta Koleva presented the Ministry of Environment and Water's programs for environmental education at the Voice It Youth Forum
21 Nov, 2024 | 11:25Deputy Minister of Environment and Water Reneta Koleva participated in the tenth edition of the Voice It Youth Forum on the topic “Young People, the Environment and Climate Change”, which was held in Sofia. The forum is organized by UNICEF Bulgaria and the National Network for Children (NNC), on a day symbolically chosen - November 20 i...
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The Environment Program presented the "Battle for Cleaner Air" at the 31st “Ivan Vazov” Secondary School of Foreign Languages and Management
20 Nov, 2024 | 18:01The Managing Authority of the Environment Program 2021-2027 visited the 3B grade students at 31st Secondary School of Foreign Languages and Management "Ivan Vazov" in Sofia, with their teacher Ms. Anelia Valcheva. During the "Man and Nature" class, dedicated to air, the children learned about the physical properties of air, the main pollutants, and...
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COP29 enters decisive phase of negotiations to secure a climate-neutral future
19 Nov, 2024 | 16:01The second crucial week of the 29th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) began on Monday in Baku, Azerbaijan, and is scheduled to continue until 22 November. The first week of COP29 saw formal and informal negotiations and discussions in the subsidiary bodies of the United Nations Framework...
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Minister Petar Dimitrov: Greener cities provide more opportunities for the business
19 Nov, 2024 | 15:39“Greener and smarter cities not only promote sustainable lifestyles, but also provide numerous opportunities for the business. That is why cities are at the heart of our journey towards zero pollution,” said Minister of Environment and Water Petar Dimitrov today at the opening of the “Green cities are great” conference, orga...
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We celebrate the European Week for Waste Reduction with the theme “Food Waste”
19 Nov, 2024 | 11:36This year, the week of 16-24 November is dedicated to initiatives to increase young people's knowledge about proper waste management, which will be carried out by the regional divisions of the Ministry of Environment and Water with children, pupils and students within the framework of the European Week for Waste Reduction. The leading theme of the ...
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A new protected area was declared - the natural landmark Rock Bridge "The Arcata" over the Vit River
18 Nov, 2024 | 10:48The Minister of Environment and Water Petar Dimitrov issued an order declaring a new protected area - the natural landmark Rock Bridge “Arcata". It spans over an area of 2,938 hectares in the land of the village of Eglen, Lukovit municipality, Lovech region. The natural landmark Rock Bridge "Arcata" was declared on proposal by the RIEW - Ple...
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RIEW - Sofia carried out a joint inspection at the University Hospital "N. I. Pirogov"
15 Nov, 2024 | 18:31In connection with the signals for transportation of hazardous hospital waste at the Non-Hazardous Waste Landfill - Sadinata, experts from the Regional Environmental and Water Inspectorate (RIEW) - Sofia carried out a joint inspection with representatives of the Sofia Regional Health Inspectorate, Sofia Inspectorate and Sofia Municipality of the Un...
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Deputy Minister Reneta Koleva hosted an event at COP29 on women and equitable climate finance
15 Nov, 2024 | 13:12Global Call for Equitable Climate Finance is an initiative by the Ministry of Environment and Water, Sofia University, and the Green Transition Forum for equitable climate finance to empower women in tackling the climate crisis Deputy Minister Reneta Koleva hosted an event on women and climate justice finance at the Bulgarian Pavilion at the COP29...
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Minister Petar Dimitrov inspected reported alleged sites of illegal landfills in Montana region
14 Nov, 2024 | 10:00The Minister of Environment and Water Petar Dimitrov is inspecting reported alleged sites of illegal landfils near settlements in the Montana region. The inspection is related to information about unauthorized contamination of land with waste. It also aims to check if municipalities have complied with the prescriptions of the Regional Inspectorate ...
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The new protected area “Arvaliyka” in the land of the Pleven village of Kushin is declared
13 Nov, 2024 | 14:13The Minister of Environment and Water Petar Dimitrov issued an order in declaration of a new protected area in the category of "protected area" on the basis of the Protected Areas Act (PAA), namely the protected area “Arvaliyka” with a terriroty of 932.581 hectares, in the village of Kushin, Municipality of Pleven, Pleven Region. The p...
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Deputy Minister Reneta Koleva: “The Climate Crisis is first and foremost a crisis of children’s rights”
12 Nov, 2024 | 13:31"The climate crisis is first and foremost a crisis of children's rights, as children are disproportionately affected by climate change - both because of their unique physiology and the fact that extreme weather events are increasing as global temperatures rise." This was stated by Reneta Koleva, Deputy Minister of Environment and Water, at an event...
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IPCC approves outlines of the first two reports in the seventh assessment cycle
03 Aug, 2024 | 16:36The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) at its 61st Plenary Session in Sofia, Bulgaria, has agreed on the outlines of the IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Cities and the 2027 IPCC Methodology Report on Inventories for Short-lived Climate Forcers. More than 230 delegates from 114 member governments attending the ...