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More than 200 delegates from 37 national Governments, the European Commission, five UN organizations, 88 NGOs and private companies debated ways to activate the full potential and capacity of the Union. Among them were 4 representatives of BBF. Participants set the stage for a process to develop a vision for European nature beyond 2010. The participants called for seeing nature and its services as the foundation for economic and social welfare. The meeting was also important for the further development of the Union’s activities in Europe.

From November 8^th 2006, BBF continues with the traditional lectures in the Biology Faculty of the University of Sofia. As usual the lectures will start every Wednesday at 18.30.

This year we will go further and from the theory will “jump” in the practice. Every two weeks BBF will organize study trip to different conservation regions or projects in Bulgaria and abroad.

BBF organizes meetings for the future nature Park Belasitza in the villages where the NP will be established.

Tomorrow BBF will present bright new exposition of its Visitor Center “Kaliakra”. The concept and the realization of the exhibition were appointed to Andriana Andreeva. She is very experienced not only in Bulgaria, but and abroad.

BBF invites you on the Public hearing of the Action Plan for the Balkan Chamois. We are waiting you on August 22nd in the hall of the Ministry of Environment and water (bul.Maria Luiza 22) at 10 a.m

Bee-honey cooperation “Strandja special honey” in cooperation with Municipality of Tzarevo, Association of the biology bee-keeping and Regional office for agricultural advices – Bourgas, organizing the Third international festival “Tzarevo – the kingdom of the Strandja honey”. The Festival is held under the patronage of the Mayor of Tzarevo and with the financial support of Biodiversity Foundation and GTZ.

Three teams of different experts collect BBF to evaluate river ecosystems, damaged by the floods in Rhodope region. For 5 days, 12 experts – botanists, zoologists, etc. will analyze the relations between the size and the type of the damages, different habitats, infrastructure and management of the rivers. The studies of Chepelarska, Arda, Vurbitza will be implemented.   

Volunteers from BBF and experts from NP Rila Directorate will count Wild Goats in Rila National Park on July 13-14. They will collect date for the age, gender and genes of the population.

MOEW assigned to BBF the preparation of the documentation for 4 new protected areas – “Tzigansko gradiste”, “Murzjan” and “Dolen”, as well as the nature monument “Kozi skali”, which are situated in Rudozem and Zlatograd Municipalities.

The proposals were made by BBF and strongly supported by Municipality of Zlatorad and Tourist Council of Rudozem.

BBF supported the initiative of the Mayor of Ezeretz village - Mr. Nellko Jordanov for the cleaning of the beach as a part of the protected area “Shabl Lake”. On July 1st more than 60 volunteers participated in the campaign and collected 3 trailers with waste. The participants were local inhabitants, volunteers from NGOs. The Minister of the State administration – Mr. Nikolai Vasilev, who just visited the Residence in Shabla also took part in the action. The campaign was supported by local businessmen and presented by local and national media.