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An Irishman's Diary

An Irishman's Diary

http://www.irishtimes.com/news[ ... ]4272513252.html

ON AN aptly damp day in the Rhodope mountains southwest of Sofia, with the tall trees all around us dripping wet, we stood at the grave of James Bourchier on a hill just above the spectacular fortress monastery of Rila as Geoffrey Keating, Ireland’s Ambassador to Bulgaria, reminded us why we were there.

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Artmospheric 2010

Artmospheric 2010

Artmospheric Festival 2010 will take place from 21st till 24th of May, at a new location - the road to the old querries above Vladaya village, an area within Vitosha Natural Park, Bulgaria.

On Friday 21st, our host will be Sofia Dub Club's ambient tea house providing the best artmospheric introduction.

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366 visits
New proof of the return of the Lynx in Bulgaria

New proof of the return of the Lynx in Bulgaria

Experts from Balkani Wildlife Society found another proof that lynx (Lynx lynx) returns in Bulgaria. Footprints of a young individual were photographed only 30 km from Sofia in Dragoman Municipality. This indicates that lynx occupies more new territories in the country, especially near our western border.

Existing information on the species in Bulgaria is very scarce. For the first time the presence of lynx in Bulgaria was registered in 1862 and is considered definitely extinct from our country since 1941.

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Volunteers guard the most endangered Imperial Eagle nests

Volunteers guard the most endangered Imperial Eagle nests

The six most endangered Imperial Eagle nests in Sakar, Western Strandja and near Sliven has been guarded by BSPB volunteers since mid-March. The aim is to help couples who are at greatest concern to survive and raise their offspring. Some of the nests are located near busy roads or at places with agricultural activities and this creates a number of risks. "The nests are guarded from morning till night and volunteers observe the behavior of couples", said Dimitar Demerdzhiev – Conservation officer for the Imperial Eagle in LIFE+ project for the protection of Imperial Eagle and Saker Falcon.

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The Eurasian Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium passerinum) is endangered by ski resorts in Rila and the Rhodopes

The Eurasian Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium passerinum) is endangered by ski resorts in Rila and the Rhodopes

Experts of Balkani Wildlife Society and the Bulgarian Ornithological Centre at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences participate in the mapping of rare bird species the habitats of which are endangered by the construction of ski resorts in Rila and the Rhodopes. These are the resorts Pani`chishte-Ezerata-Kabul, Govedartsi-Iskrovete, Kartala, Super Borovets, Super Perelik and others. http://en.forthenature.org/nature/12

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Competition for participation in Photo exhibition „Bulgaria – Taiwan: Travelling with the Birds”

Competition for participation in Photo exhibition „Bulgaria – Taiwan: Travelling with the Birds”

29 September – 30 October 2010

National Museum of Natural History-BAS, Sofia, Bulgaria


Organized by

Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds (BSPB)/Partner of BirdLife International

And Taipei Representative Office in Greece

In partnership with National Museum of Natural History – BAS

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299 visits
Can you be a green skier?

Can you be a green skier?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/trav[ ... ]ibreaks.skiing2

Skiers are accused of destroying the very wilderness they love. We asked two experts for their views on the sport's impact, and got two very different responses

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Strandja

The illegal construction in the Strandzha Natural Park began and ended before the very eyes of all institutions.

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Vitosha Nature park - Aleko

1. What are the plans for Aleko ski area in Vitosha Nature Park: According to the report on environmental impact assessment, submitted for public consultation during the period June 18 - July 2, 2009, the project of Specialized detailed master plan (SDMP) of ski area includes: • Planed area - 914.65 ha; • All of the ...

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Eastern Rodopi mountains – illegal investment plans threaten biodiversity

The Eastern Rodopi Mountains are among the most beautiful and untouched places in Bulgaria. With their specific landscape and rocky outcrops this place has become a stronghold of biodiversity. Many endangered species live and nest here. This is the only place where the three vulture species seen in the country make t ...

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Rila and the ski resorts (Iskrovete-Maljovitsa)

The beatiful region of Maljovitsa in Rila mountain is privatised by highly illegal practices of "forest swaps" aimed at the construction of a new ski resort in the forested lands of Govedartsi village, Samokov Municipality, instead of forest management improvement practices. Forest swaps are alleged illegal state aid a ...

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Rila (Kartala)

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Kara dere

Kara dere is a virgin beach in the southest part of the Varna"s Black sea-coast. But it"s also endangered by the booming urbanisation.

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Iskyr river in Samokov

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Rila and the ski resorts, Panichishte

The magnificient Seven Rila lakes under threat! The Rila Mountains are home to one of the largest National Parks in Europe. It is a safeguarded place for national and world treasures – undisturbed wilderness, wild animals, and rare plants. People, for centuries, have lived in relative harmony with nature in the footh ...

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Nikopol's plateau

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The Bojurets Golf Complex or how Bulgaria conserves the protected species and unique plant ...

The small villages of Bojurets and Topola are located between the towns of Balchik and Kavarna. They are nearly depopulated now but the surrounding nature is unique. On the landsliding terrace above the sea, which not long ago was virgin and incredibly beautiful, diverse rare and endangered animal and plant species had ...

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Cyanides

Gold extraction that includes the use of cyanide become increasingly dangerous threat to the Bulgarian nature and, most importantly, to the life and health of the local people. Huge projects for gold extraction using the cyanide method are prepared for variety of Bulgarian regions, including the Eastern Rodope mountain ...

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Irakli

An illustration of the problems around the preservation of the Black Sea sites that are part of the NATURA 2000 network and of civic activity in defense of nature. See the treath

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The Rhodopes - ski resort Super Perelik

On 8 June 2007 the Municipal Expert Council of the Municipality of Smolyan authorized the Modification of the General Spatial Plan (GSP) of the “Perelik sports and tourist center” by Decree No.624/08.06.2007 without carrying out any Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and following Article 6 procedures. This is in ...

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Kamchiya's Sands

This unique natural site seems to be doomed due to a decision by the Supreme Administrative Court. As a result of this judicial precedent 250 more protected natural territories in the whole country are also at risk.

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Petitions

  • Petition for clean air in the region of Stara Zagora, Bulgaria

    20.02.2010 - 20.02.2011
    1532 signed >

  • A petition asking for the illegal ski lift in Panichishte to be removed and the laws in National Park Rila to be applied

    10.04.2009 - 10.04.2011
    3919 signed >

  • Return the Trophy, Mr President!

    08.12.2008 - 30.09.2010
    1586 signed >

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