Conservation and environmental news & publications: Bulgaria
16 May 2008
Biodiversity loss puts people at risk
Future generations face hunger, thirst, disease and disaster if we carry on losing biodiversity. And as biodiversity plummets our use of resources soars - WWF now estimates that biodiversity on our planet has declined by more than a quarter in the last 35 years. » Read more
15 May 2008
EU farming subsidies for Romania, Bulgaria need better targetting
Some €2.6 billion is available for supporting rural development and environment in Bulgaria and Romania in the current funding period 2007-13. But relatively little of this money is likely to actually reach and support the small-scale farmers in the countries that contribute the most to securing biodiversity and ecosystem services.
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14 Apr 2008
Audio slideshow: A wealth from farming
The Danube-Carpathian region has many of Europe's richest richest cultural landscapes. But changing rural economies and land use are putting pressure on many of these areas. In our slideshow, WWF's Koen de Rijck talks about these nature values and the people that have created them, the threats they face, and how to address these challenges, accompanied by Koen's striking photos of the landscapes and people of the region. » Read more
01 Apr 2008
Changing climate in Bulgaria
Dark streets in Sofia on March 26 during Earth Hour accompanied the launch of WWF's first public campaign in Bulgaria focused on the problem of climate change. » Read more
20 Mar 2008
WWF and Coca Cola partner for the Danube
WWF and The Coca Cola Company have teamed up for the Danube -- part of the global partnership between the global conservation organisation and the beverage giant to improve water stewardship in the company and around the world.
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31 Jan 2008
Bulgarian government yields to EU pressure on Protected Areas
Yielding to strong pressure from the European Commission, on January 31 Bulgarian government reversed its March 2007 decision to exclude all areas with adopted master and detailed spatial plans from the EU’s Natura 2000 network of specially protected sites. » Read more
24 Jan 2008
Bulgaria's Rila Park hangs by a Thread
Organisations from across Europe criticise the Bulgarian government while hundreds of Bulgarians take to the streets to dispel "evil spirits" and save Bulgaria's largest national park.
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04 Jan 2008
Growing Concern as Danube Modification Projects move Forward
The future of the Danube hangs in the balance as the first projects to promote navigation on the river move from paper toward reality. We present an update on where things stand. » Read more
03 Jan 2008
Romania and Bulgaria in the EU: Progress on paper, problems in practice
A year has passed since Bulgaria and Romania joined the European Union on January 1, 2007 with great hope and some trepidation. How have the two countries fared in protecting some of Europe's greatest treasures? » Read more
12 Dec 2007
WWF Bulgaria campaign scoops gold
WWF's 2006 "For Sale" campaign for Bulgarian protected areas scooped a Gold Prize at the first Bulgarian Effie awards on December 10. » Read more
