“For us, adaptation measures to climate change in the urban environment are very important, as they will help us reduce our vulnerability to disasters - to save human lives, to protect the infrastructure in populated areas, to preserve the rich biological diversity of the Bulgarian nature”. Thus the Minister of Environment and W...

  In 2022 the Convention for the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage of UNESCO celebrates its 50th anniversary. The Ministry of Environment and Water is participating in the celebrations on the occasion of the anniversary with an exhibition of 4 panels in the entrance hall of the ministry building at 22 Princess Maria Luisa...

  “With its specificity, the Black Sea is one of the most vulnerable marine ecosystems in the world. In order to preserve its vitality and resources, there is a rising need for intensive human activities in the sea to be very carefully considered and more sparingly applied”, said Deputy Minister of Environment and Waters Petar Dim...

  On initiative by Minister Rositsa Karamfilova, today the first of a series of planned online meetings with representatives of the regional and municipal administrations took place in respect to the issues that arise in the course of the campaign to register wells and the use of underground water for own needs until November 28. “The ...

  Today the Minister of Environment and Water Rositsa Karamfilova and the State Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Economy and Climate Action of the Federal Republic of Germany, Sven Giegold signed an agreement for the sale of the surplus of Annual emissions allocations (AEAs) until 2022 in compliance with the requirements of the Climate Ch...

  Minister Karamfilova participated in a regular meeting of the European Union Environment Council, which was held on Monday in Luxembourg. Within the framework of the meeting, the environment ministers of the member states discussed the proposal for revision of the Directive on industrial emissions. The revision of the Directive is part of i...

  “It is time to realize that waste is not to stay in the landfills. This is a resource that should continue its cycle - to be utilized and recycled,” said Deputy Minister Reneta Koleva during the Forum “Green Solutions for Municipalities” within the framework of the annual meeting of local authorities, organized by th...

  The Minister of Environment and Water Rositsa Karamfilova issued an order declaring protected five centuries-old trees in the districts of Blagoevgrad, Pernik, Kyustendil, and Lovech. Two of the newly announced centuries-old trees are of the species blagun (Quercus frainetto). One is 356 years old, with a height of 13 m, trunk circumferenc...

  The Deputy Minister of Environment and Water Reneta Koleva insisted that preventive and ongoing actions should be urgently taken in case of concerning data from the early warning system, so as to prevent and reduce air pollution with sulfur dioxide. The meeting with representatives of the four power plants in the “Maritsa East” ...

  The Minister of Environment and Water Rositsa Karamfilova met with the Chargée d’Affairs of the German Embassy in Sofia Mrs. Irene Plank. The two discussed current issues related to the upcoming 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27), which will be held on November 6...

  Over BGN 715 million will be invested directly in activities and measures to improve air quality under the Program “Environment” 2021-2027. This was clarified during a working meeting yesterday, which was attended by the Deputy Minister of the Environment and Water Reneta Koleva, the director general of the Directorate General &...

  The Program “Environment” 2021-2027 has been officially approved by the European Commission. Its planned budget amounts to 3 565 881 509 BGN and the official confirmation came a month earlier before the deadline, which is a result of the consistent efforts by the leadership team of the Ministry of Environment and ...