The 'NATURA 2000 in Bulgaria - NEW HORIZONS

“Wild Chestnut” Competition  is organized for a third year in a row and aims to distinquish the high achievements in covering of current issues, related with nature in Bulgaria and its conservation.

The Bulgarian information project "Natura 2000 in Bulgaria: new horizons", implemented by Green Balkans in partnership with Darik Radio, Dnevnik, Capital and Hobby TV, won the Natura 2000 Award in Communication category. This high-profile communication initiative, funded by the EU's LIFE programme, seeks to raise awareness of the Natura 2000 network in Bulgaria, using flagship species and habitats to inform about key aspects of Natura 2000.

For the 30th anniversary of the European Day of Natura 2000 you can visit our photo exhibition dedicated to Natura 2000 in Bulgaria in Regional History Museum Pleven and Directorate of National Park "Pirin" - Visitors Centre in the town of Bansko.

As part of the celebration of Natura 2000 Day, one of the most important nature conservation dates, the Green Balkans team started its tour in partnership with organizations and museums in different parts of the country.

In the past two days we celebrated the Natura 2000 Day together with colleagues from Vrachanski Balkan Nature Park in the Nature Conservation Center Natura.

For the sixteenth consecutive year the National Community Centre "Prosveta 1909" village of Belozem, Rakovski Municipality, Belozem Village Hall,”Geo Milev” Primary School and Green Balkans Association will host the White Stork Festival.

The lecture had the motto "In nature there are neither rewards nor punishments, but only consequences that depend on our actions".

The finalists for the NATURA 2000 awards of the EC  were announced today.
One of the two Bulgarian finalists and the only one in the category of communication is the Green Balkans’ project - "Natura 2000 in Bulgaria - New Horizons", implemented in partnership with Hobby TV, Darik Radio, and DnevnikBg.