Bulgaria's forests are in excellent condition, outgoing Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Eng. Miroslav Marinov told the media. He was speaking in Sliven at the opening of Forest week, which is themed "Forest means Life and... shared..
The Bulgarian forestry authorities are monitoring the development of the forest fire in the area of Alexandroupolis, Northern Greece, and have visited the affected region. The fire has nearly reached the Bulgarian border and is just some 10..
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..
As part of Forest Week, tomorrow President Rumen Radev will give the start to the presidential initiative “Plant a tree, revive Bulgaria’s forests”. At the Petrohan Training and Experimental Forest Range near Burzyia village, he will make an..
Traditionally, in early April, foresters in Bulgaria mark Forest Week. This year it is held from April 4 to 10 under the motto: " I ♥ THE FOREST !". On this occasion, forest structures throughout the country organize campaigns dedicated to the..
On August 5, a day of mourning was declared in the municipalities of Petrich, Sandanski and Kresna in memory of the two foresters who lost their lives combating a fire near the village of Petrovo. Following the escalation of fires in the..
Two forest rangers from the Southwestern State Forestry Enterprise were killed while taking part in the efforts to extinguish the fire near Petrovo, Sandanski municipality, others have been injured. The wind probably turned around,..
Bulgarian forests still have a good genetic fund but the law on illegal logging has to be applied more strictly, Austrian MEP Thomas Waitz, co-chair of the European Green Party, said in an interview for the BNR’s Horizont channel. Waitz, who..
2-3 millennia ago over 80% of Bulgaria’s territory was covered by forests. Over the years, this vast forest was gradually logged and turned into agricultural land and pastures. Thus, at the beginning of the 20th century, only 15% to 20%..
A total of 21,500 trees will be planted on an area of 43 decares under the New Forest of Sofia project this autumn . This has been planned by the Sofia Municipality, initiator of the project. Today marks the start of the autumn afforestation season...
