News - Bulgarian Biodiversity Foundation

Sep. 02, 2013

THE INCREDIBLE BELASITSA PHOTO CONTEST

The Incredible Belastisa Photo Contest starts on 1st September 2013. The main goal of the Contest is to select photos presenting the beauty of the region of Belasitsa/Belles Mountain situated in three countries (Bulgaria, Greece and FYR Macedonia).
Everyone is welcome to take part does not matter if you are a professional photographer or just a nature lover with a camera. The only requirement is to have pictures from Belasitsa Mountain or its surrounding.
The 45 best photos selected from the contest will be used for elaboration of a traveling exhibition promoting Belasitsa as an eco-tourism destination and will be published on the web portal www.belasitsa.com.
Photographs will be accepted under three major categories: Nature, People and Culture via email in an electronic format. Submission e-mail address: vladimir.milushev@biodiversity.bg.

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Aug. 14, 2013

Mountain Adventures for young people on the territory of Belasitsa Nature Park in Bulgaria

The final term for participation registration for the International Youth Camp Belasitsa Nature Park – a refuge for biodiversity and nature lovers is approaching

Are you ready for mountain adventures in one the most beautiful and least known mountains in Bulgaria?
If it is so take part in the International Youth Camp Belasitsa Nature Park – a refuge for biodiversity and nature lovers.

The time is running out! The final term for participation registration is September 10th 2013.

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Aug. 02, 2013

SALT OF LIFE FESTIVAL AT ATANASOVSKO LAKE

The first edition of the Festival in 2013 is dedicated to the main product of the lagoon – salt and its different usage as food, for health, entertainment, in cosmetics and even for art. What is salt and why it is so important to continue its extraction from the lake, how salt is connected with birds- this will understand the participants in the Festival.

Follow the detailed information about the Festival in the web site of Salt of Life Project, LIFE+ www.saltoflife.biodiversity.bg

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Jul 20, 2013

Threatened African Grey Parrots returned to the wild after three-year intercontinental odyssey

Seventeen African Grey Parrots were returned to the wild this week, ending their harrowing three‐year journey in the international illegal wildlife trade.
Noted conservation leader Dr.Jane Goodall enthusiastically liberated the group into a forested island in Lake Victoria, which is a protected chimpanzee sanctuary. Following their confiscation in 2010 in Bulgaria, repatriation in March of this year, and months of Rehabilitation in Uganda, these threatened parrots are now free, marking the first time that parrots confiscated in the EU have been returned to the wild in Africa.

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Jul 15, 2013

BELASITSA NATURE PARK – A REFUGE FOR BIODIVERSITY AND NATURE LOVERS

It’s time for mountain adventures!
We would like to announce the first International Youth Camp in the frame of the project “Belasitsa Beyond Borders – Transboundary Cooperation along the Balkan Green Belt”.
The camp will gather young people from Bulgaria, Greece and FYR Macedonia on the territory of the newest Nature Park in Bulgaria – Belasitsa Nature Park.

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Jun 26, 2013

Training in applying the Adaptive Management method 'Open Standards'

From June 25 – 27 the workshop to learn about and get hands-on Experience in applying the Adaptive Management method 'Open Standards' (OS), developed by the Conservation Measures Partnership (CMP). The workshop will be a mix of presentations, group exercises, peer review and reflection.
During the week, we will work on a real case, namely component C1 of the
Program 'Linking Nature Protection and Sustainable Rural Development'.
Mr. Vladimir Milushev from the Bulgarian Biodiversity Foundation (BBF)
will offer a short introduction to the program, component C1 and the project site on the first day of the workshop.

Jun 22, 2013

Prezentation for Adaptive management in Sofia

You are welcome on June 24th at 18.30 in the Biology Faculty of Sofiisky University "St.Kliment Ohridski"at the presentation for Adaptive management and Open standards in the nature conservation. Lectorer will be Albertien Perdok from the Foundation of Success, Europe.

Jun 07, 2013

Nature academy in Uzana

Municipality Gabrovo became a partner of Bulgarian Biodiversity Foundation to build children's nature education center within the project "Linking nature conservation with sustainable rural development".

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Jun 06, 2013

Catalog for Strandja Trademark

It is already uploaded to the website of BBF in section NATURE and BUSINESS, the Catalog of the certified objects with the Strandja Regional Brand. The catalog was published in 2012 in the framework of the Project "Cooperation for biodiversity conservation and sustainable local development in Strandja Mountain" implemented by BBF with the financial support of Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein through the EEA Financial Mechanism.

It is available for download both in English and Bulgarian.

http://www.bbf.biodiversity.bg/indexdetail.php?id=20&lang=EN

http://www.bbf.biodiversity.bg/indexdetail.php?id=20

First dig to clean the bypass channel of the Atanasovsko lake, BBF Burgas

Mar 14, 2013

First dig to clean the bypass channel of the Atanasovsko lake (video)

See the event here: www.youtube.com/watch

Dec. 06, 2012

A Bulgarian-Swiss Project Promotes Linking of Nature Conservation and Sustainable Development in Rural Areas

Entitled "Linking Nature Protection and Sustainable Rural Development", the four-year project was officialy launched on December 6th. It will be jointly implemented by four Swiss and seven Bulgarian partners including the Ministry of Agriculture and Food in nine Natura 2000 zones in the Western and Central Balkan Range.

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Nov. 30, 2012

First Round Table in the frame of the Project REEFS

On 29-30 November 2012, First Round Table in the frame of the Project Research and Restoration of the Essential Filter of the Sea – REEFS under the “Black Sea Basin 2007-2013” (Black Sea Basin Programme) which is an EU funded Programme financed by the ENPI and IPA instruments, is taking place in Odessa, Republic of Ukraine.
The aim of this round table is to review the legislative and institutional framework together with the administrative procedures related to reefs conservation and restoration in Black Sea in the partnering countries Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Turkey and Ukraine.

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Riccardo Oggioni, Young Capra Ibrex jumping across the creek during snowfall

Nov. 27, 2012

The winners in the photocontest Nature 2000 are already known

Bulgarian photographers won the public awards for both categories

The contest organised by CEEWeb, BBF and partners to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Habitats Directive has been ended. It's time for awards! We, the BBF team are extremely happy by the fact that Bulgarians won the online voting in both categories. Atanas Grozdanov with his photo Good Morning Madjarovo and Jordan Hristov with his photo Ecosystem doctor won the sympathy of the public. Atanas Grozdanov won in Natura 2000 species and habitats – our natural heritage to guard Category and Jordan Hristov won in Ecosystem services from the Natura 2000 network are the key for our survival Category.

The jury also announced their favourites after long and continuous arguments. Category winner of Natura 2000 species and habitats – our natural heritage to guard is Riccardo Oggioni with his photo Young Capra Ibrex jumping across the creek during snowfall.

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Nov. 25, 2012

The public voting in the BBF's and CEEWeb's contest has been ended

The public voting for the contest organised by CEEWeb, BBF and partners to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Habitats Directive has been ended – the winners of the public voting will be announced on 27 November!

On the same date along with public winners will be annouced the favourites of the jury also. Attila Kovacs from Hungarian News Agency MTI, Istvan Lang - professional nature photographer from Foto Natura, Bogdan Boev, Bulgarian wild nature photographer, Stefan Avramov, Protected areas and species Coordinator from BBF, Agnes Zolyomi from CEEWeb for Biodiversity and Jaro Sibl, BROZ will choose the winners in both categories, who will win - three full-day-stay in the breath-taking Bulgarian Western Rhodope or a day in the famous – UNESCO world Heritage Site – Hortobágy National Park. Bulgarian Biodiversity Foundation wishes to thank to all who voted and participated in our contest!

Nov. 20, 2012

Voting for public awards for Natura 2000 contest goes on

The submission of BBF's, CEEweb’s and their partners’ photo contest to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Habitats Directive came to an end last week. We received more than hundreds of photos from all over Europe inspired by the breath-taking beauty of Natura 2000 species and habitats. We selected the best of the best, which will compete for public and jury awards. While the competent jury votes who will be the winners in both categories, we can choose our favourites for the public awars by voting to the following address: http://www.ceeweb.org/news-events/photo-gallery/ Deadline for voting - 25th of November!
We, the BBF team are extremely happy that almost half of the selected photos are Bulgarian and show the beauty of Bulgaria! We wish good luck to all the participants!

Apr. 16, 2012

To prepare for the Zelenika Festival 2012

After one year of interruption we are unpationed to join the 9th Zelenika Festival. This year there will be a bonus - 3 days from 25 to 27 of may. More detailes could be read from the Programme!

Mar 21, 2012

BBF project competes in an International online competition of the European Outdoor Conservation Association and National Geographic

Project of the Bulgarian Biodiversity Foundation for Chamois conservation in National Park Rila and Central Balkan National Park competes for the votes of the readers of the Internet websites of European Outdoor Conservation Association http://www.outdoorconservation.eu/project-voting-category.cfm?catid=3 and the German edition of National Geographic http://www.nationalgeographic.de/die-welt-von-ng/die-sechs-eoca-projekte-2012 .

We ask you to support us by voting on one of these two websites! You can vote only once from your computer!

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Feb. 21, 2012

Chamois Isidor survived the big snows, there is no sign from Divna

http://www.dnevnik.bg/zelen/2012/02/21/1770941_diviiat_kozel_isidor_prejivia_golemite_studove_niama/

Feb. 02, 2012

World Wetlands Day for Tourism

The World Wetlands Day theme for 2012 is Wetlands and Tourism and is linked to the theme for the next meeting of the Conference of the Parties, COP11: Wetlands, Tourism and Recreation, which will take place in July 2012, in Bucharest, Romania.
Wetland tourism has benefits both locally and nationally for people and wildlife – benefits such as stronger economies, sustainable livelihoods, healthy people and thriving ecosystems. At least 35% of Ramsar Sites around the world record some level of tourism activity and this percentage is consistent throughout all regions. Of course it is important to consider tourism in all wetlands – not just those designated as Ramsar Sites – since the Contracting Parties to the Convention are committed to managing all wetlands.

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Feb. 01, 2012

New BBF office in Sofia

From today - February 1, 2012 BBF has a new address in Sofia - 41 Veslets Str., floor 4th.

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