Experts from the Ministry of Environment and Water (MOEW) today presented Bulgaria's progress in attaining the 2020 greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction target at the International Assessment of Progress held during the COP28 in Dubai. Bulgaria has exceeded its 2020 GHG emission reduction target, together with other EU Member States. The prese...

Bulgaria demonstrated not only its strong commitment to climate goals and policies, but also the capacity and potential of Bulgarian entrepreneurship, research, and education centres to contribute with innovative solutions and transformative leadership relevant at the regional, European and global levels. The representatives of institutions, the b...

"Undoubtedly, climate change affects the most vulnerable communities, including children, who are most susceptible to the negative impact due to development factors," said Deputy Minister of Environment and Water Reneta Koleva at an event on Children and Climate, organised by UNICEF on the sidelines of the COP28 global climate meeting in Dubai. In...

"Carbon is the new currency that is beginning to dictate the world economy," said the Minister of Environment and Water Julian Popov in his opening speech on the second day of the Net Zero Economy conference organized by Capital. Minister Popov noted that the world is on the threshold of a new industrial revolution, which is related to carbon emis...

Kina Kazakova from Haskovo won a laptop, Kiril Mirchev from Kyustendil won a smartphone, and Gulshen Yumer from Pazardzhik won a camera. These are the big winners in the Third National Online Contest "Knowledge for Natura 2000". These are the national winners, out of 1484 people who participated. The regional winners won 28 tablets. Incentive prize...

  Minister of Environment and Water Julian Popov outlined Bulgaria's leading role as co-chair of the Working Group No. 8 "Environmental Security" of the Peace Formula of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky during an international forum on the occasion of the presentation of the priorities of the initiative, which was held on 21 Novemb...

  Methodologies and criteria for the evaluation of procedures with a total budget exceeding 1 billion BGN were approved.   The Managing Authority of the Environment Programme 2021-2027 held the fourth meeting of the Monitoring Committee for the programme in Burgas on Monday. During the forum, members approved methodologies and evaluati...

  The Ministry of Environment and Water is a traditional partner for the national student competition.   Forty-one projects of students from 1st to 12th grades country-wide qualified for the second phase of the 15th edition of the National Student Competition "Health Ambassadors". The competition is organized within the framework o...

  The ministry was selected among over 100 000 applications from around the world   Minister of Environment and Water Julian Popov received an award on behalf of the ministry for special achievements in the field of Geographic Information Systems (GIS). The awards were presented on 15 November - World GIS Day 2023, and this year they c...

  In fulfillment of its obligations to exercise control over the activities of the organizations for packaging waste recovery, a MOEW expert committee carried out an inspection of the audit reports that the four operating organizations submit in proof of delivering on their objectives - ECOPACK BULGARIA AD, BULECOPACK AD, ECO PARTNERS BULGARI...

  The online format allows children and young people from all parts of the country to participate. The platform is active for registration and test solving until 10 December 2023. The Green Olympics aim to teach children more about nature and its conservation. Children and young people compete online and there are attractive prizes for ...

  "The Environment Programme (EP) 2021-2027, through its Waste Axis, funds the introduction of separate waste collection models as a priority. This was announced by the Deputy Minister of Environment and Water Nikolay Sidzhimov during the conference "Green Transformation: Circular Economy and Sustainable Development - People, Materials, and B...