On April 8, 2025, during the regular monitoring of the Egyptian vulture species in the Eastern Rhodopes region, which the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds (BSPB) conducts, an ornithologist from the association visited the area where one of the pairs of the species nests near Momchilgrad. Initially, the pair was observed flying over th...

  The system capacity increase to be funded by the Environment Program 2021-2027. The Minister of Environment and Water Manol Genov and the Mayor of Dryanovo Trifon Panchev signed a contract for the upgrade of the capacity of the composting plant for separately collected biodegradable municipal waste of the municipality. The investment ...

The Managing Authority for the Environment Programme 2021-2027 (EMA) held the Ninth Meeting of the program’s Monitoring Committee (MC) online. The host of the working forum was the Minister of Environment and Water and Head of the MA Manol Genov. “Each of the topics on today meeting’s agenda concerns different measures, the ultim...

The Ministry of Environment and Water received two awards in the "Best Administration 2024" competition, organized by the University of National and World Economy (UNWE). The awards for the Ministry of Environment and Water are in the categories "Administration Efficiency " and "Ethical Behavior, Openness, and Transparency" and were presented at a ...

  The projects aim to reduce fine particulate matter emissions The Minister of Environment and Water Manol Genov signed two contracts for funding projects for the implementation of green measures in urban environments for cleaner air - with the Mayor of Burgas Municipality Dimitar Nikolov and the Mayor of Pleven Municipality Dr. Valentin...

The Black Sea Region Basin Directorate (BSRBD) received the results from the examination of water samples taken on March 31, 2025. At all three locations where sampling was carried out, a visible film on the surface of the water and a characteristic odor of petroleum products were detected. The results for all three samples show the presence of pet...

The Deputy Minister of Environment and Water Atanas Kostadinov presented the first prize in the photo contest of the Bulgarian Water Association (BWA) “Stories about Water”. The award ceremony was opened by the Chairman of the BWA eng. Ivan Ivanov and took place today in Sofia, at the Rectorate of the University of Architecture, Civil E...

Experts from the Black Sea Basin Directorate (BSBD) and the Regional Inspectorate for Environment and Water (RIEW) – Varna, carried out a joint inspection today immediately after receiving reports of oil product pollution of the sea waters and the beach in the area between the Second and Third training wall in the city. The inspection found ...

On this day in 1953, the Dzhendema Reserve was declared with the aim of protecting valuable species and their habitats. Dzhendema is the largest reserve within the Central Balkan National Park. With the strictest level of protection according to Bulgarian legislation, it protects and preserves a rich biological diversity of plant and animal specie...

The Minister of Environment and Water Manol Genov attended the EU Environment Council meeting in Brussels. The ministers exchanged views on the environmental dimension of the Clean Industry Pact – the new comprehensive growth strategy, providing incentives for industry decarbonization. There was a common understanding that the EU should posi...

The Minister of Environment and Water Manol Genov met with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Denmark His Excellency Flemming Stender. The two emphasized the sustainable partnership of the two countries within the EU and NATO and expressed their desire to deepen the cooperation in facing modern environmental challen...

Eighty-eight projects of students from 1st to 12th grade from all over the country have passed the first phase of this year's 17th edition of the National Student Competition "Ambassadors of Health". The competition is organized by the Ministry of Health in support of the healthy lifestyle of young people, whereby the Ministry of Environment and Wa...