25.03.2011 10:14:45 | News
UNESCO representatives visited the Burgas Governor, Mr. Konstantin Grebenarov, to familiarize him with the results from the International workshop held in Tsarevo during the last days. More than 60 persons became involved in the workshop and learned about biosphere parks in Europe and whether Strandja is a suitable region for designation of such a park. The experience of Slovenia, Austria, Germany, Turkey and Greece shared during the seminar showed us that this concept is aimed mainly toward man and man’s harmonious coexistence with surrounding nature. And while protected areas conserve mainly biodiversity, biosphere parks and reserves are focused mainly on humans and on the promotion of their own potential for sustainable development.
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25.03.2011 10:13:32 | News
An international workshop BEST PRACTICES FOR SUSTAINABLE USE AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION IN PROTECTED AREAS IN REGARDS OF THE BIOSPHERE RESERVE CONCEPT will take place on 14-16 March 2011 in the town of Tsarevo. The workshop is organised by the Bulgarian Biodiversity Foundation (BBF) with the support of the UNESCO Venice Office and the Bulgarian National MAB Committee.
The objective of the seminar is to show best practices of harmonious co-existence between man and nature in area similar to the Strandja Nature Park and to discuss the possibilities for designation of Strandja as the first Bulgarian new-generation Biosphere Park.
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09.03.2011 11:29:40 | News
Organic food from the Eastern Rhodopes and the tourist map of this region, the most new product of “The New Thracian Gold” project, will be exposed at the stand of the today starting in Plovdiv AGRA 2011 (March 9 -13). "The New Thracian Gold" (NTG) participates for a second time in the traditional International Agricultural Exhibition AGRA.
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08.03.2011 09:52:49 | News
Sofia, February 23rd 2011 – The Mayor of Bansko, Alexander Kravarov, admitted to “Dnevnik” daily that the ski runs in Pirin National Park are built up without the needed and obligatory construction permits. According to him the Municipality of Bansko has only granted a permit for the ski equipments and buildings in Bansko Ski Zone.
http://www.dnevnik.bg/bulgaria/2011/02/22/1048475_bansko_i_razlog_iskat_novi_stroeji_v_pirin/
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25.02.2011 20:43:08 | News
Sofia, 25 February 2011 – Taking advantage of the hubbub around the start of the world ski cup, the municipal councils of Bansko and Razlog have pronounced themselves in favor of the destruction of centuries-old forests and unique landscapes in National Park Pirin, warn from the NGO coalition “For the Nature”.
The two municipal councils want to implement “regional projects for year-round tourism”. Behind this nice-sounding heading is hidden their desire to change the management plan of National Park Pirin with the purpose of increasing 8 times the territory of the ski-runs, 4 times the number of ski lifts, developing two new ski resorts above Razlog and Dobrinishte, and expanding twice the area of the ski resort above Bansko.
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04.02.2011 15:34:24 | News
The European Commission will publish the fifth Call for Proposals under the LIFE+ Programme in February 2011, with up to €265.360 million available across the EU for co-financing projects under three headings: nature and biodiversity; environment policy and governance; and information and communication.
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21.09.2010 08:44:42 | News
Two decisions of the Ministry of Environment and Waters (MEW) breach an international convention and place the National Park on the list of World Heritage in Danger
Unique forests of white firs and centuries-old dwarf pines will be cut down in order to build two new lifts in National Park Pirin. Two decisions of the MEW permit the construction of the two new lifts without carrying out environmental impact assessments and assessments for compatibility with NATURA 2000. According to the concessionaire’s plans deposited at the MEW, the bottom and upper stations of one of the new lifts will be built outside of the concession territory.
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