Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ and Bulgaria engage in dialogue for preparing the country's EU-Presidency in 2018
The Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Regional Director for Europe visited Bulgaria in early October 2017 for a policy dialogue with members of the country's legislative and executive powers and to engage with Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ members WWF Bulgaria and Bulgarian Biodiversity Foundation.
Photo: Luc Bas
Photo: Luc Bas
Photo: WWF Bulgaria
Photo: Ivelina Vasileva
Bulgarian Minister for the Environment, Nemo Dimov and Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Regional Director for Europe, Luc Bas met to discuss close collaboration between the State of  Bulgaria and Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ with a focus on the EU presidency in the first half of 2018. Elements discussed included a pilot on Green Lists of Protected Areas, Nature Based Solutions, World Heritage and Sustainable Tourism.
Other meetings were held with Ivelina Vasileva, Chairperson of the Environment and Water Committee of the Bulgarian Parliament, the Bulgarian Nature Coalition of NGO’s including Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Members WWF Bulgaria and Bulgarian Biodiversity Foundation.  The Ministry of Environment organised site visits to Pirin National Park and Vitosha National Park to inform about opportunities and challenges in the management of protected areas in Bulgaria.
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