Effective environmental requirements for polluting combustion plants in the EU such as the Bulgarian TPPs entered into effect today. As the BNR first announced in April, the measures were voted by a majority of Member States despite the fact that..
High air pollution was registered over many places across the country through the first days of 2017. In the capital Sofia the concentration of fine dust particlas in the air exceeded the norms up to five times. The towns of Shumen, Plovdiv,..
Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and Minister of Environment and Water Ivelina Vassileva unveiled earlier today a new regional waste management system builtin the village of Sheremetia near Veliko Tarnovo. The system has been financed with more than..
Bulgaria and Germany inked an agreement aimed at fulfilling innovative environmental projects. The projects will be proposed by the Bulgarian Ministry of Environment and Water and financed by Germany through interest-free credits. The document was..
Large-scale logging, lack of forestation initiatives, arsons, air pollution, illegal dung-hills and lack of environmentally-friendly consciousness are among the most-serious environmental problems in Bulgaria, a public opinion survey about the state..
The 10 th edition of the campaign Earth Hour which began in Australia in 2007 will be held today at locations around the world. In Bulgaria from 8.30 to 9.30 pm the facade lighting of numerous buildings will be switched off as a sign of commitment to..
Bulgarian forests are a huge natural treasure that continues to be reason for national pride in this country. Efforts aimed at preserving this treasure started long ago and continue to this day. But what are the recent threats to Bulgarian..
