The Ministry of Environment and Water (MOEW) is ensuring constant and complete monitoring of possible environmental damage in Bulgarian Black Sea waters following the breakage of the wall of the Nova Kakhovka dam, located on the Dnieper River in Ukraine. According to summarized data, the Center for Integrated Coastal Zone Management and Mo...

  The Minister of Environment and Water Julian Popov issued an order for declaring the Protected Area “Deposit of Rhodope Mullein - village of Drangovo”. The new protected area is located in the land of the village of Drangovo, Kirkovo municipality, Kardzhali region and has a total area of 80 818 hectares. The protected area &ldq...

  Measures to conserve the centuries-old tree are to be specified.   The team for the preservation and conservation of the oldest coniferous tree in Bulgaria - the Baikusheva Mura, removed the broken branch today. The compromised branch was removed without further damage to the trunk of the tree. It has been placed in a stable posi...

  The Ministry of Environment and Waters (MOEW) is conducting continuous and comprehensive monitoring of possible environmental damage in the Bulgarian Black Sea area following the destruction of the wall of the Nova Kakhovka dam, located on the Dnieper River in Ukraine. According to the summarized data from the analyses, which included the ...

  “Bulgaria is among the countries with the largest share of its territory included in the Natura 2000 network, which is both a privilege and a challenge,” said Minister Julian Popov.   Minister Julian Popov participated in the EU Environment Council meeting in Luxembourg under the Swedish Presidency. The EU environment...

  “To date, the satellite observations and the digital modelling of water currents do not provide cause for concern,” said Yavor Dimitrov, director of the Black Sea Basin Directorate. The new observations show that the potential pollution is receding from the Romanian border, which means that there is no evidence that the Bulga...

  According to the operational information received from the four basin directorates, the hydrometeorological situation in the country is calm. Rainfall has stopped, surface water is draining away and spilled rivers are gradually returning to their beds. Today the Basin Directorates did not receive any information on the hotline telephones a...

  The water sampling frequency is sufficient to make an objective assessment of the current state of marine waters. On 16 June, Minister Popov coordinated joint actions with his Romanian and Ukrainian counterparts.   The Ministry of Environment and Water (MOEW) conducts comprehensive monitoring of possible environmental damage in ...

  On 12.06.2023, on a report received from the “Wildlife Association Balkans”, experts from RIEW - Smolyan started an inspection into a planned construction in the area of “Rozhen” protected area. During the on-site inspection, it was found that within land plot PI 67965.5.89, located in the land of the village of Soko...

  Minister Popov coordinates joint actions with his Romanian and Ukrainian counterparts   Minister Julian Popov today held a video call with Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine Ruslan Strilets. The two ministers discussed options to support Ukraine in recovering from the environmental challenges resulting from the...

  By order of Minister Julian Popov, the operational units within the four basin directorates of the Ministry of Environment and Water have been activated as of today. The operational units are activated as a preventive measure to ensure the safety of people and businesses in the event of warnings from National Meteorological Institute for s...

  Monitoring conducted by both countries independently show that there is no present or expected deterioration in marine water quality The Minister  of Environment and Water Julian Popov held a video call today with Romanian Minister of Environment and Forestry Mircea Fechet. The two discussed the coordinated actions between the two co...