This document summarizes the results of an expert analysis of biodiversity and NATURA 2000 network management issues in the context of European nature conservation efforts. In addition to presenting the challenges, experts propose recommendations and solutions to address the identified problems:
- establishment of conservation objectives and conservation measures of sites under the Habitats Directive;
- Reporting to the European Environment Agency on the conservation status of natural habitats and species of community interest;
- Strategic planning of activities in NATURA 2000 network.
The critical analysis was prepared as part of the project “Civil Initiative for an Effective Biodiversity Policy”, implemented by the Bulgarian Environmental Partnership Foundation (BEPF), Bulgarian Biodiversity Foundation and BALKANI Wildlife Society. The authors of the study are Andrey Kovatchev, Katerina Rakovska, Petko Tsvetkov, Assoc. Prof. Petar Schurulinkov, PhD, Assoc. Prof. Rosen Tsonev, PhD, Simeon Arangelov and Chavdar Gussev. The analysis refers to documents published by 2020 with the exception of the National Framework for NATURA 2000 Priority Actions which went under public consultations in 2021.
This document was created with the financial support of the Active Citizens Fund Bulgaria under the Financial Mechanism of the European Economic Area. The entire responsibility for the content of the document lies with the Bulgarian Environmental Partnership Foundation (BEPF), and under no circumstances can it be assumed that this document reflects the official opinion of the Financial Mechanism of the European Economic Area and the Operator of the Active Citizens Fund Bulgaria.