Ministry of Environment and Water

The Ministry of Environment and Water accepts suggestions on the national air quality programme until December 5, then it will be adopted as a government document, Minister Neno Dimov told a public discussion on the draft, a Focus News Agency reporter said.

Bulgaria will be able to export "second hand" clothes to Third World countries if the textile waste collection system in our country develops. This was made clear by the words of Sirma Zheleva, a waste treatment expert in a second hand textile and clothes processing company.

Sofia. The Parliament ratified an agreement for the provision of advisory services by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) for river basin and flood risk management plans in Bulgaria, Focus News Agency reports.

The water on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast is clean and tourists can enjoy their vacation. The inspections we made in Sunny Beach, Pomorie and Nessebar together with Tonka Atanasova, director of the Regional Inspectorate of Environment and Water and Burgas Dr. Georgi Pazderov, director of RZI-Bourgas, proved again that the water is clean.

"To overcome plastic pollution" is the theme of the 2018 World Environment Day. This makes us think about how we can change our everyday lives to reduce the environmental, wildlife and health damage caused by plastic pollution. This was stated by Minister of Environment and Water Neno Dimov in addressing the World Environment Day, reports bgnes.

The three small bears who were found without a mother and rescued near Dospat dam will go to Greece for readaptation and then be returned to Bulgarian nature, the Ministry of Environment and Water announced on Tuesday. The agency has given permission for the departure of the animals to the Greek center Arcturus.

On Saturday, a joint action of the Ministry of Environment and Water, Regional Inspectorate of Environment and Waters - Smolyan and the Four Paws Foundation saved three bears found near the road near the Rhodopian village of Barutin, near the Dospat Dam.

UNESCO and the Ministry of Environment and Water recognized the merits of the Municipality of Karlovo in the development of the Central Balkan National Park, reports iNews. 

The assessment is about the declaration of the protected area as a biosphere reserve. It was expressed by a letter from the Minister of Environment and Water to the Mayor of Karlovo municipality.

A fire broke out on the roof of the Ministry of Environment and Water in downtown Sofia, the Ministry of Interior announced. After the fast intervention of firefighters, the flames were extinguished, reported bTV.

No injured people in the incident.

The signal is given minutes after 15:00. The flames have covered about 10 sq. m of the roof and undercover space of the Ministry.

The Ministry of Environment and Water (MOSV) is launching a BGN 3.5 M scheme aimed at municipalities for the development of mineral springs on their territory, stated Environment Minister Ivelina Vasileva.

The funds for the project have been secured from early trading with greenhouse gas emissions.