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 of the ostensibly legal logging is done in violation of laws on forests, environment, biodiversity and protected areas. According to the report, illegal logging generates hidden revenues of over 50 million euros per year.
The insufficient number of foresters, just 3,000, as well as the high level of poverty of the population in the forest areas are pointed as prerequisites for the abuses.
On May 23, we celebrate World Turtle Day, the most endangered group of vertebrates on earth. Only two out of a total of 58 species of land turtles live in Bulgaria. They are protected by the Biodiversity Act and trading in them, keeping..
After last night's storm in Sofia, more than 18 teams of the "Emergency Assistance and Prevention" Directorate of the Capital Municipality worked throughout the night. Krasimir Dimitrov, the head of the directorate, told the BNR that the situation in..
On the eve of May 24 - the Day of Saints Cyril and Methodius, of the Bulgarian alphabet, education and culture and of Slavic literature, the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences organizes a solemn celebration with representatives of the..
On Wednesday, minimum temperatures in the country will be between 9 and 14°C, 12°C in Sofia. During the day, sunny skies are expected, with some clouds..
Ventsislav Velev who is in the 11 th grade in the Baba Tonka high school of mathematics in Russe won the silver medal at the International Philosophy..
Twenty-six people have been detained in a police operation in Hristo Botev residential district in Sofia. The operation is against vote buying for the..
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