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Bulgarian Biodiversity
Foundation
Diyana Kostovska,
Project manager
Who are we?
• A Bulgarian environmental NGO with more than 15
years experience with more than 20 experts;
• works to conserve biodiversity in Bulgaria and
neighboring countries;
• supports the participation of citizens and local
communities in the sustainable management of
natural resources and protected areas;
• raises public awareness on the issues of biodiversity
and nature protection.
Activities directions
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Protected territories and species;
Natura 2000 and Green belt;
Biosphere Reserves;
Multifunctional use of wetlands and forests;
Wilderness and non-intervention management
in Natura 2000;
• Education and PR;
• Ecotourism and Sustainable Development;
• Monitoring and Campaigns.
Regions of work
Western
Balkans
Central
Balkan
Burgas
lakes
Osogovo
Pirin
Belasitza
Western
Rodophes
Eastern
Rodophes
Strandja
Partners and funding
• Project-based funding;
• Partners: neighboring countries:
Macedonia, Greece, Turkey, Romania, but
also Norway, Georgia, Ukraine;
• Donors: EEA Grants, DBU, Operational
Program Environment, Life +, BulgarianSwiss Cooperation Program, Frankfurt
Zoological Society - Germany, Pro Natura
Switzerland, GEF, etc.
• Focal point of CEEweb
Areas of work connected with BG02
• Restoration of the coastal lagoon Atanasovsko lake
including monitoring – hydrological, physical-chemical,
hydrobiological and ichthyologic monitoring;
• Scientific research on environmental impact of the
artificial reefs on particular Black sea sites;
• Development of strategic documents such as the
National wetland plan and management plans of
protected areas.
Project priorities
• Hydrological modelling including data modeling for
climate change vulnerability of salty lakes.
• Assessment the environmental status of brackish waters
and brackish waters monitoring;
• Analysis on the pressure of commercial fishing on
commercial fish species in marine and inland waters;
• Integrated management of coastal zones (Burgas coastal
zone);
• Research the connection between sea water and salt as
food.
Areas of work connected with BG03
• Community based biodiversity
conservation;
• Trainings and awareness raising;
• Data base management and data
exchange for biodiversity
conservation and sustainable use
of natural resources;
• Forest and wetland ecosystems
services.
Project priorities
• Modeling of ecosystem adaptations to climate change
and mapping and assessment of the ecosystem status
and services;
• Developing and applying payment for forest ecosystems
services;
• Public campaign and raise awareness in support of
ecosystem services;
• Trainings and capacity building in data and data base
management; Information exchange for biodiversity
conservation and sustainable use of natural resources.
Preferable project partner’s profile
• State institutions or NGOs with
experience in marine and inland
water recourses and in modeling.
• State institutions, companies or
NGOs with experience in sectorial
policies for the systematic use of
ecosystem services and assessment
of the ecosystem status and
services; data base management
and provision of data services to the
public.
Contacts
Central ofiice, Sofia
Sofia 1202, 3-41 Vesletz str. Fl. 4,
app.11; tel. + 359 2 31 61 83
e-mail: [email protected]
Burgas office
Bourgas Office
Bourgas 8000, 53, Gourko Str., bl.1,
ap.1,
e-mail: [email protected]
www.bbf.biodiversity.bg