An Open letter addressed to the members of the PAFF committee and the Commission as chair, in advance of the PAFF meeting this week. The letter is signed by 58 organisations across Europe, including trade unions (representing agriculture…
For the 50th Time We Celebrate World Environment Day
World Environment Day is celebrated every year on June 5 in order to raise awareness about degrading environmental conditions and protection of the environment. World Environment Day has been a platform for raising awareness on environmental issues such as…
Joint Statement Concerning Urgent Need for Precise Public Data on the Use of Pesticides across Europe
Statement of 76 organisations on the state of play of the negotiations on the revision of EU rules on pesticides statistics The undersigned organisations express their deep concerns about the direction the negotiations within trilogues are taking on the reform…
World Bee Day – 20 May
For centuries bees, among the hardest working creatures on the planet, have benefited people, plants and the environment. By carrying pollen from one flower to another, bees and other pollinators enable not only the production of an abundance of fruits,…
Natura 2000 Awards: The Bulgarian Project “Natura 2000 – New Horizons” of the “Green Balkans” Won Communication Award
On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the creation of the Natura 2000 network, the EU Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Virginijus Sinkevičius announced the winners of the 2022 edition of the Natura 2000 Awards. The six…
European Maritime Day in My Country 2022
For another year, the Via Pontica Foundation is participating in the European Commission’s initiative “European Maritime Day in my country” on the occasion of the European Maritime Day 2022. The European Maritime Day (EMD) is an annual two-day event during…
Healed Birds Were Released into the Lake Vaya
Healed birds, cured with the help of the team of the Wildlife Rescue Center – Stara Zagora, were released today at the Ecopark “Vaya” near Burgas. Vaya Ecopark for Biodiversity and Alternative Tourism is located near the Vaya Lake…
79 NGOs and Farmers Associations, Including Via Pontica, Call for Meaningful Pesticide Statistics
Together with 78 environmental and farming organisations, Via Pontica Foundation signed a letter calling for strong farming pesticide statistics. Plant protection products (PPPs) are pesticides used to protect crops. The EU framework aims to achieve sustainable use of PPPs by…
Anniversary Coin with Great Crested Grebe
Jubilee commemorative coin of high public and world importance, promoting the huge bird wealth of Bulgaria will be issued by the Bulgarian National Bank on the occasion of World Wetlands Day 2022. The silver coin, depicting a Great Crested…
This Year We Celebrate February 2, World Wetlands Day, under the Auspices of the United Nations
General Assembly of the United Nations, in its 75th session of 30 August 2021, adopted the Resolution on World Wetlands Day. The Resolution was co-sponsored by 75 Member States and can be found in the six official languages of…