Due to violations and increased reports of poaching in the area of the Sokolna hut, on the orders of Georgi Krastev, Director of the Central Balkan National Park Directorate (CBNPD), measures have been taken in the area for daily patrolling and surveillance by park guards. Camera traps have been set up in order to identify and capture the offender....

The Ministry of Environment and Water reminds companies and citizens, owners of groundwater abstraction facilities – wells, boreholes, geraniums, captured springs, drainages, etc., that they must submit an application to the relevant basin directorate for registration of the facilities located on their own property that are not registered in ...

The Managing Authority (MA) of the Environment Programme 2021-2027 held the Tenth Meeting of the Monitoring Committee (MC). The forum was hosted by the Minister of Environment and Water and the Head of the MA of the programme Manol Genov. “I hope to elevate the communication between beneficiaries and the Managing Authority to an even higher ...

The mobile station of the Executive Environment Agency, which has so far been carrying out scheduled measurements in the area of the Fleet Tower of the Executive Agency for the Study and Maintenance of the Danube River, will be moved to the village of Nikolovo. The aim is to carry out extraordinary monitoring of the quality of atmospheric air, foll...

The fire that broke out at the site of the company "Heat Energy", located in the immediate vicinity of "Bobov Dol Thermal Power Plant" AD, has been localized, but has not yet been completely extinguished. Teams of the General Directorate "Fire Safety and Civil Protection" continue active work to control the fire, inspecting the burned-out wagons i...

A team of the Regional Inspectorate for Environment and Water (RIEW) – Sofia is conducting an on-site inspection in connection with a fire that occurred at around 16:00h today at a location in the immediate vicinity of the “Bobov Dol” Thermal Power Plant. The site is managed by another legal entity – “Heat Energy&rdquo...

Data from the mobile station shows a significant drop in harmful emissions and lack of methane The Ministry of Environment and Water informs that data from the mobile automatic station (MAS), located in the town of Sredets, show a clear and sustainable decrease in the levels of harmful substances in the air. This gives grounds for the cancellation...

Due to the increased number of fires and the expected extremely high temperatures, the Ministry of Environment and Water has sent an order to the 15 regional environmental and water inspectorates (RIEWs) across the country to take emergency fire prevention measures. It is urgent to send letters to all operators of regional waste landfills, remindi...

The quality of air in the Sredets region is improving. This is shown by the first data from the Mobile Automatic Station (MAS) located in the city. Teams of the Regional Inspectorate for Environment and Water and the Regional Laboratory - Burgas at the Executive Environment Agency (EEA) continue to be on site and to carry out constant air monitori...

In connection with a fire in the area of the town of Sredets, Burgas Region, the Regional Inspectorate for Environment and Water – Burgas informs that, according to data from field measurements carried out with portable equipment by the Regional Laboratory – Burgas at the Executive Environment Agency (EEA), elevated values of methane an...

The 9th session of the Council of Europe Landscape Award 2025-2026 will be held in 2025. For the Parties to the Council of Europe Landscape Convention, the Landscape Award aims to raise civil society awareness of the value of landscapes, their role, and changes in them. This session of the award will mark the 25th anniversary of the Convention. The...

In connection with the fire that occurred on July 21 in the area of the town of Kostinbrod, experts from the Regional Inspectorate for Environmental Protection - Sofia requested a report from the nearest measuring station (Automatic Measuring Station "Nadezhda") on the quality of the atmospheric air, located in the Western part of the capital. The ...