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Dec. 31, 2021

BBF started the preparation and implementation of a monitoring plan for ecocorridor Rila - Verila - Kraishte

The preparation and implementation of a monitoring plan for the Rila-Verila-Kraishte ecological corridor began in December. The monitoring aims to determine the extent to which the built facilities for green infrastructure, such as overpass, underpass, viaduct, green bridges, etc., facilitate the passage and reduce the fragmentation of habitats of animal species in the area.

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Nov. 29, 2021

A new project shows the need for active civic participation in nature conservation

The Bulgarian Biodiversity Foundation and the Green Balkans NGO are starting work on a joint project "We give nature a voice", which aims to show the true face of environmental NGOs in the country and gain new friends for the cause of Bulgarian nature.

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Nov. 09, 2021

SaveGREEN - The Power of Nature: An Introduction to Green Infrastructure

This is the first in a series of articles focusing on green infrastructure (GI) and how its various applications can help tackle the biodiversity crisis in Central and Eastern Europe. We also explain how the SaveGREEN project promotes good GI practices and better ways to design mitigation measures so that they can work adequately and in conjunction with ecological corridors. A helpful starting point, however, is to begin with an explanation of the difference between ‘green’ infrastructure and ‘grey’ infrastructure. So let’s get started!

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Aug. 12, 2021

The new IPCC climate report is hugely important — and here are six main takeaways

Earth has warmed 1.09℃ since pre-industrial times and many changes such as sea-level rise and glacier melt are now virtually irreversible, according to the most sobering report yet by the Intergovernental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

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May 25, 2021

SaveGREEN - World Biodiversity Day!

On Saturday, 22 May, SaveGREEN joined millions of people around the world in celebration of World Biodiversity Day, this year under the slogan “We’re part of the solution #ForNature”. This year’s Biodiversity Day is particularly important as the global community is on the verge of adopting a new post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. Look at the video for the celebration of the Biodiversity Day.

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Apr. 12, 2021

SaveGREEN - A Global Strategy for Sustainable Transport and other Linear Infrastructure

Roads, railways, power-lines and other linear infrastructures are global major threats to biodiversity. Yet, they are also essential to meet the demands of growing populations. Urgent decisions and targeted actions are needed to ensure that the current, very rapid increase in linear infrastructure — particularly in the world’s most biodiverse regions where some of the fastest growth is occurring — does not irreversibly damage the natural environment.

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Mar 23, 2021

Educational three-day online event “Benefits from monitoring and conservation of biodiversity”

Dear all, we would like to invite you to an international three-day educational online event, with topic “Benefits from monitoring and conservation of biodiversity”. Topics related with monitoring and conservation of flora and fauna species as well as habitat types will be presented. At the end of the presentation of each topic, a discussion will be conducted.

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Feb. 26, 2021

SaveGREEN - Funding Green Infrastructure (at all costs)

With ecological corridors in the Danube region currently threatened by the lack of proper planning of economic development activities, the need to fund interventions in line with the standards of green infrastructure is critical. Thus, the SaveGREEN project just proposed a new set of general recommendations for funding interventions that promote GI from the EU to the regional, national, and local levels.

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Jan. 26, 2021

SaveGREEN - Paving the Network: IENE International Conference

The SaveGREEN project team had a forward-looking 2021 launch by participating in the IENE International Conference “LIFE LINES – Linear Infrastructure Networks with Ecological Solutions.” After 25 years of existence, it was the first virtual conference organised by IENE, a network aiming to provide an independent, international, and interdisciplinary arena for the exchange and development of knowledge on transportation, infrastructure, and ecology with the aim to promote a safe and ecologically sustainable pan-European transport infrastructure.

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