More than 25 percent of logging in Bulgaria, or 1.7 million cubic meters, remains outside the scope of the law, a report by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) shows. According to a study that is carried out every 4 years,..
The annual volume of illegal logging in this country has reached 2.7 million cubic metres of timber, and this means one-third of all logging, according to the latest analysis by the World Wildlife Fund from 2018. The nature conservation organization..
Bulgaria's caretaker Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev has announced violations found during the inspection for cutting down forests above the flooded villages in the region of Karlovo, central Bulgaria. "There are reports on logging carried out in..
"Two ministries , the Ministry of A griculture and the Ministry of E nvironment , are primary to blame for the floods because of negligence, unfinished work and violations", former Minister of E nvironment and Water Evdokia Maneva..
A newly opened photo register allows citizens to help reduce tree poaching by uploading photos of illegal activities. According to Bulgaria’s Executive Forest Agency, in 2020 foresters issued nearly 10,000 notices for illegal logging. Thanks to the..
Logging is a serious problem across Bulgarian forests which wouldn’t stop causing alarm among the society, as well as among environmentalists, foresters and state institutions. Data of environmental organizations says that some 1% of the..
The roadshow Improve the Forest dedicated to the Forest Week opened in a special pavilion at the entrance of Varna’s Seaside Park. The CEO of the Northeastern State Enterprise Veselin Ninov called on citizens to be active and send signals in cases of..
