GlobalDescriptionhttp://en.forthenature.org/Simeon Stavrev | studio.stavrev.net, Martin Ivanov | ensoart.eu, Iv Draganov | druuf.comWed, 01 Sep 2010 09:20:18 +0200Simeon Stavrev | studio.stavrev.net, Martin Ivanov | ensoart.eu, Iv Draganov | druuf.com 24 August 2010: Environmentalists have called on the EU to take action against widespread destruction of protected natural habitats in Bulgaria caused by the construction of tourist resorts, golf courses and ski slopes, sand and gravel extraction and intensive wood production. Without action, they warn, the situation could be repeated in Romania and future EU member states.]]> http://en.forthenature.org/media/1359 http://en.forthenature.org/media/1359 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:20:18 +0200 Media Prime Bulgarian television bTV supported again the LIFE+ Project “Save the Raptors”. The television that adopted one of the juvenile Imperial Eagles with satellite transmitters now started broadcasting of a charity TV spot. The video was created by the media team and call on the protection of the Imperial Eagle and the Bulgarian nature.]]> http://en.forthenature.org/news/1694 http://en.forthenature.org/news/1694 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:08:40 +0200 News ]]> http://en.forthenature.org/documents/737 http://en.forthenature.org/documents/737 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:50:40 +0200 Documents During the climate summit in Copenhagen, around 2000 people were arrested preventively and held in custody while they were trying to get their voices heard. These people along with thousands of other activists from around the world, including Bulgaria, were trying to set a different and more just political agenda in the climate debate.]]> http://en.forthenature.org/news/1688 http://en.forthenature.org/news/1688 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 09:26:52 +0200 News Is there something to learn from a country with a so high life-standard and to implement it in practice in our beautiful but slightly disordered state? This question asked themselves most often the participants in both 7-days study trips to Norway, organized by the Bulgarian Biodiversity Foundation.

Yes, there is, because the love in nature is not related with the standard of living and does not depend on how much money you get. However, depends on that, in what you educate the people of all ages and how you encourage them to keep active and to have healthier life.
]]> http://en.forthenature.org/news/1656 http://en.forthenature.org/news/1656 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:07:46 +0200 News The guest ions are submitted by the members of the Greens in the European Parliament Sandrine Belier, Margrete Auken and Michail Tremopoulos on 15.07.2010. Answers from European Commission are expected.]]> http://en.forthenature.org/news/1667 http://en.forthenature.org/news/1667 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:18:34 +0200 News Sofia, 14 July 2010 – The coalition of NGOs and civil society groups “For the Nature” sent a position on the bill for a new Law on forests made available for public discussion on the webpage of the Executive Forest Agency on 9 July 2010.

Despite the fact that some of the previous proposals of the NGO coalition have been adopted, a number of dangerous ideas that threaten the Bulgarian protected natural areas have also sneaked into the text.]]> http://en.forthenature.org/news/1657 http://en.forthenature.org/news/1657 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 08:48:30 +0200 News Sofia, 12 July 2010 – Volunteers from the coalition of 30 non-governmental organizations and civil society groups “For the Nature” ascertained today that the illegal expansion of the cutting area of an already-existing lift from Bunderishka Poliana to Kolarski Put in the Bansko ski zone in National Park Pirin had already started. With a decision from 24 June 2010, the Ministry of Environment and Water (MEW) permitted the substitution of the lift with a new one with three times the capacity of the old lift without the mandatory environmental impact assessment (EIA) and without an assessment of compatibility with the European environmental network NATURA 2000, a part of which is Pirin. ]]> http://en.forthenature.org/news/1653 http://en.forthenature.org/news/1653 Tue, 13 Jul 2010 08:42:03 +0200 News 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.]]> http://en.forthenature.org/news/1648 http://en.forthenature.org/news/1648 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 09:38:06 +0200 News 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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