Bulgarian National Parks
Bulgaria has three National Parks – Pirin, Rila and Central Balkan. They have a total area of 193,049 hectares and comprise more than one-third of all protected areas in Bulgaria. The National Parks belong to the state. They are public property. They are managed and administered by Directorates, operating under the Ministry of Environment and Waters.
Pirin, Rila and Central Balkan are among the largest and most valuable protected areas in Europe. They contain some of Europe’s remaining, extant, wild regions. Identified as Category II protected areas by the World Conservation Union (IUCN), the Parks are managed in accordance with the latest conservation principles and approaches. The Management Plans for Rila and Central Balkan are the first modern conservation management documents of their kind in the Balkans.
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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]BALKANI Wildlife SocietySofia 1164, 8 Dragan Tzankov St.
Tel: 963 14 70
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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]BALKANI Wildlife Society is a non-profit organisation, working for the benefit of the public. The main aims of the Society are study, conservation and restoration of flora and fauna in natural ecosystems, their preservation for future generations and raising public awareness on the problems of nature conservation.
BALKANI is also one of the founding organisations for the 'Save Kresna Gorge' campaign.
Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds Sofia 1111, PO box 50, JK Yavorov, Block 71, Ent. 4, Fl. 1, Apt. 1
Tel/fax: 72 26 40
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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]Green Balkans FoundationHead Office: PLOVDIV
160 Shesti Septemvri Blvd., Plovdiv 4000, Bulgaria
Tel: +359 32/626 977;
+359 32/626 915
Fax: +359 32/635 921
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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]Green Balkans is the biggest Bulgarian non-governmental nature-conservation organization. The Federation has 4,000 members and volunteers, and comprises 4 regional Societies called Green Balkans. The organization was established in 1988.
Mission - to protect the nature of Bulgaria and the Balkan peninsula.
Areas of Activity: Biodiversity Conservation;
Habitat Restoration;
Sustainable Natural Resource Management;
Improvement of Nature-conservation Policy and Legislation;
Environmental Education.
Social Rights BulgariaThe Social Rights Bulgaria Network aims to promote and bridge the protection of human and social rights through common actions of social movements and NGOs in Bulgaria, EU and all over the world by using the Internet.
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