In order to thoroughly monitor the situation caused by the oil spill near the Kerch Strait, the Ministry of Environment and Water turned to the Laboratory of Marine Ecology at the Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Studies (IBES) – Bulgarian Academy of Science (BAS) for a scientifically based stduy on the impact on marine organisms and e...

19 December 2024 / 15:49 The development of the situation confirms that the pollution is not expected to reach the Bulgarian coast "Satellite images analyzed by the Center for Integrated Management and Monitoring of the Coastal Zone of the ‘N. Y. Vaptsarov’ Naval Academy do not suggest the presence of pollutants in the main Black ...

18 December 2024 / 17:11 Sea currents are steadily retaining oil pollution in the Kerch Bay waters The Bulgarian Black Sea Coast is not expected to be affected No significant change in the situation caused by the oil spill in the Kerch Strait is observed. According to the Center for Integrated Management and Monitoring of the Coastal Zone a...

The Minister of Environment and Water Petar Dimitrov approved a List of mineral water deposits - exclusive state property, which may be provided free of charge to municipalities for management and use in 2025. The Ministry of Environment and Water may provide 9 mineral water deposits and 5 separate sections of deposits for management to the releva...

The Minister of Environment and Water Petar Dimitrov issued an order declaring a new protected area - the natural landmark "Cherveni Kamak", with an area of 44 decares, located in the land of the village of Chelopech, Sofia region. The natural landmark "Cherveni Kamak" was declared on proposal by the Association of Parks in Bulgaria for the protec...

Today's decision enables the construction of the Eastern route to begin as soon as possible, thus allowing traffic to be diverted from the Kresna Gorge The Standing Committee of the Bern Convention, at its 44th meeting today, maintained the file for the Struma Motorway through the Kresna Gorge as a possible file for the ninth consecutive year. At...

The trend of not being able to staff the ministry with the necessary specialists to fulfill its key functional duties is becoming permanent and extremely worrying The Minister of Environment and Water Petar Dimitrov met with representatives of the protesting employees of the Ministry of Environment and Water, after dozens of them blocked the inter...

Deputy Minister of Environment and Water Mihaela Krumova participated today in the official opening of the annual conference of the Center for Human Resources Development (CHRD) under the title "Green Technologies and Sustainable Development in Education and the Youth Sector", whose aim is to recognize youth projects in the field of green transitio...

Deputy Minister Reneta Koleva presented the awards by the Ministry of Environment and Water to nine schools from the country for the prize-winning ranking of their projects in the 16th National Student Competition "Ambassadors of Health", organized by the Ministry of Health. In addition to diplomas, the winners from the first age group also receive...

The next edition of the educational initiative "Green Olympics" is scheduled to begin on December 4. The campaign is traditionally supported by the Ministry of Environment and Water and aims to foster ecological culture among adolescents. In 2024, the theme of the Olympics will be climate change. The questions are dedicated to this topic, as well ...

The Minister of Environment and Water Petar Dimitrov met with the Mayor of Pleven and the municipal leadership to discuss the water supply problem The water regime in the municipality of Pleven is canceled as announced after a regular operational meeting of the municipal leadership of Pleven this morning, whereby the Minister of Environment and Wa...

After an action by the Central Balkan National Park Directorate and the Ministry of Interior, coercive actions have been taken against the violator The Central Balkan National Park Directorate and the Ministry of Interior found in the Dzhendema reserve scattered remains of dead farm animals and an illegally placed van with a surveillance camera an...