“The challenges ahead of us are to increase the amount of recycled waste in the future,” said Deputy Minister of Environment and Water Reneta Koleva at a conference on the topic “From waste management to resource management”, organized yesterday by the French Institute in Bulgaria. Attaining resource efficiency means achiev...

  Implementing environmentally-friendly practices, improving tourist infrastructure in a sustainable way, and encouraging more hotels to introduce “green” solutions - these topics were discussed by the Minister of Environment and Water Rositsa Karamfilova and the Minister of Tourism Ilin Dimitrov at a working meeting today at the ...

  At a meeting today in Skopje, the Minister of Environment and Water Rositsa Karamfilova and the Minister of Environment and Spatial Planning of the Republic of North Macedonia Nasser Nuredini marked the successful completion of the project for exchange of experience in the EU pre-accession process. The project “Strengthening the inst...

  The Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 27) in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, concluded with a landmark agreement to provide loss and damage funding to vulnerable countries that are heavily affected by climate disasters. The creation of a special loss and damage fund marked an important step ...

  Due to the considerable public interest and expressed objections, the Minister of Environment and Water Rositsa Karamfilova will convene an emergency meeting on the investment proposal: “Construction of a logistics and storage center for stone fractions, a plant for the production of stone wool, an energy source for production needs, ...

  With a solemn ceremony, the Directorate Pirin National Park celebrated the 60th anniversary since the establishment of the protected area. The ceremony yesterday began with a minute of silence and paying tribute to the border policeman who lost his life in the line of duty. Those present at the event were greeted by Martin Lazarov, acting...

  After a contested knowledge competition on nature conservation, the “Green Olympics” announced the winners of this year’s tenth edition of the contest. These are awarded in three age groups – elementary, junior high, and high school. The initiative was under the patronage of the Minister of Environment and Water Ros...

The Minister of Environment and Water Rositsa Karamfilova will participate in the Summit of Heads of State and Government at the 27th Climate Change Conference (COP27), which will be held in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on November 7th and 8th, 2022 Our country will be represented at the highest level by the President of the Republic of Bulgaria Rumen ...

  “The registration of a well does not require a deed, a map of the property, an identity card, or any other document. The only document required is a completed application for registration of a well for own needs.” This was said by the Deputy Minister of Environment and Water Petar Dimitrov today at an online meeting with represe...

  “I am happy to see that the laboratory where I studied as an university student will give you at least as good a practical training as it gave me,” the Minister of Environment and Water Rositsa Karamfilova addressed the students at the opening of renovated laboratories in the Department of “Organic Chemistry” at the ...

  Today - November 3rd, 2022, the International Day of Biosphere Parks will be marked for the first time. The day commemorates the 50th anniversary of the launch of UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Program and the contribution by biosphere parks globally to sustainable development. Today, the World Network includes 724 biosphere pa...

  To respond to the big interest for the competition for students with high academic achievements “Green support for a sustainable future”, the application deadline has been extended to November 18, 2022. The competition is organized by the Environmental Executive Agency under the patronage of the Ministry of Environment and Wate...