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Scandalous Session of the GMO Commission

Scandalous Session of the GMO Commission

At the special session of the consultative commission on GMO that took place on 30 June 2010 the commission members refused to give the floor to Dr. Svetla Nikolova, representative of the environmental NGOs in the Commission.

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Eco-Minister Nona Karadjova permits the illegal expansion of the Bansko ski-zone

Eco-Minister Nona Karadjova permits the illegal expansion of the Bansko ski-zone

Sofia, 8 July 2010 – the coalition of 30 non-governmental organizations and civil society groups “Let Nature Remain in Bulgaria” appeals the decision of the Minister of Environment and Water, Nona Karadjova to permit the substitution of one of the first lifts in the Basko ski zone in National Park Pirin with a new one with 3 times the capacity of the old lift, without the mandatory environmental impact assessment (EIA) and an assessment of the project impact on the two protected zones of the NATURA 2000
network for the birds and natural habitats, which coincide with National Park Pirin.

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Colour ringing of White storks in Belozem village

Colour ringing of White storks in Belozem village

The first for Bulgaria plastic colour rings were put on White storks (Ciconia ciconia) from a team of Green Balkans.

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'Standard' daily adopts a juvenile Imperial Eagle

'Standard' daily adopts a juvenile Imperial Eagle

One of the most prestigious daily newspapers in Bulgaria - "Standard", accepted the kind invitation of BSPB to adopt and give a name of one of the juvenile Imperial Eagles, which will be tagged a satellite transmitter next month. The name of the eagle Stancho comes from the name of the newspaper.

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1236 visits
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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9 visits
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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836 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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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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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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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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Nikopol's plateau

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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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Rila (Kartala)

2008: Construction of a cabin-lift in Rila Mountain authorized by the Municipality of Blagoevgrad without an EIA in violation of Art. 92 of the Environmental Protection Act and Art. 144 of the Spatial Development Act; Complaint by NGOs to the Supreme Administrative Prosecutor’s Office and DG Environment (EC)

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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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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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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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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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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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Iskyr river in Samokov

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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 TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT on the delay of 4 and а half years of the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria to designate the proposed by the environmental and scientific community Natura 2000 zone RILA BUFFER in Rila Mountain

    03.07.2011 - 31.01.2013
    286 signed >

  • PETITION regarding the attempts of the Bulgarian Government to legalize 64.7 hectares of illegal cuttings in Pirin National Park by making amendments to existing legislation

    03.07.2011 - 31.01.2013
    1118 signed >

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

    20.02.2010 - 31.12.2012
    1862 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 - 31.12.2012
    4206 signed >

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