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,..
More than 25 percent of logging in Bulgaria is illegal, a report by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) warns. The ongoing trend threatens to deprive entire regions of clean air and drinking water. In addition to illegal logging, half..
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..
The forestry sector is vital for Bulgaria because it creates jobs and contributes to 5% of GDP. Speaking to foresters and representatives of the woodworking and furniture industry in the town of Troyan, Deputy Minister of Agriculture Valentin Chambov..
MP Alexander Dunchev from the ruling party "We continue the change" presented data on schemes in agriculture and delays in the reform of the Executive Forest Agency. According to the information announced by him, companies in the forestry sector..
By the end of January, I expect the directors of the state forest enterprises to make concrete proposals for measures that will lead to a reduction in the price of firewood. This is what the Minister of Agriculture Dr. Ivan Ivanov..
Volunteers and foresters are to plant 10,388 trees - oak, linden, maple, wild pear, etc. on Saturday, November 13, near the village of Tserovo, region of Pazardzhik. The organizers of the event are Gorata.bg, Raya Ubenova and Nikola..
1,600 hectares of woodland has burnt in 219 wildfires in the country since the beginning of the year. That is why the Forests Agency is demanding the formation of a specialized aviation unit to help the efforts to extinguish wildfires. According to..
The fires have been contained but this should not calm us down, as the risk exists, Bulgaria's caretaker Prime Minister Stefan Yanev said. Answering criticism that this country sent firefighters and equipment to the Republic of North Macedonia when..
The campaign for planting trees across Bulgaria of gorata.bg continues this weekend. Despite the pandemic, 130 municipalities have joined the initiative so far. Since its beginning this spring, volunteers have been given about 100,000 trees of..
