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Cetacean survey in Bulgarian territorial waters of the Black Sea

07.05.2019

In the period 29 April - 4 May, a team of Green Balkans’ experts and volunteers executed a vessel survey on abundance, distribution and density of cetaceans’ population in Bulgarian territorial waters of the Black Sea. 

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Celebrating the Earth Day at the ‘Ribnitsa’ park, Povdiv

23.04.2019

This Monday we celebrated the Earth Day with the students from the ‘Yordan Yovkov’ primary school, the Ecology Directorate, Plovdiv Municipality, District “North” and the “Gardens and Parks” Municipal Enterprise.

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The Green Balkans team joined the Young Blue Earth Festival

23.04.2019

The Green Balkans team joined the Regional Natural History Museum – Plovdiv in the organization of the Young Blue Earth festival. The event was held on the 20th – 22nd April at the Reginal Natural History Museum, Plovdiv.

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Green Balkans took part in the traditional ‘eco-happening’ celebrating the Earth Day

19.04.2019

This year the Green Balkans team started the Earth Day celebrations early and joined the ‘Ivan Vazov’ National Library, Plovdiv, Children’s Department in the yearly ‘eco-happening’.

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Visiting the children at the ‘Aleko Konstantinov’ primary school, Plovdiv

09.04.2019

After the spring break was over, the ‘Natura 2000 in Bulgaria – New Horizons’ project team visited the 4th graders from the Ecology club and their teacher, Ms. Stoitsova, at the ‘Aleko Konstantinov’ primary school, Plovdiv.

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22nd of March - World Water Day in Plovdiv

22.03.2019

Join the World Water Day celebrations in Plovdiv this year!

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The children drawing contest ‘Conserving wetlands and fighting against climate change in our region’ was concluded

22.03.2019

We are announcing the conclusion of the children drawing contest ‘Conserving wetlands and fighting against climate change in our region’.

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Mitigating the impact of fishing on cetaceans

21.03.2019

On March 17 the project activities of Green Balkans pilot introduction of pingers as a mitigating measure for the by-catch of Black Sea Harbour porpoise in turbot fishing were launched. 

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We extend the deadline for the children drawing contest ‘Conserving wetlands and fighting against climate change in our region’

08.03.2019

We would like to inform You that the deadline for the drawing contest under the ‘Conserving wetlands and fighting against climate change in our region’ slogan is extend until 8th of March.
 

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Green Balkans received a huge donation and support from the SiteGround hosting company!

06.03.2019

Green Balkans received a valuable technological donation in the form of hosting services for the period of 5 years, disk space of up to 120 GB, as well as hosting services from the SiteGround company. Such support is extremely important for a non-governmental organization like Green Balkans.

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Sandwich tern from Pomorie Lake on Maltese coast

27.02.2019

In the past month between 5 and 9 Sandwich terns (Sterna sandvicensis) are regularly perching on the wooden stick in front of Pomorie Lake Visitor Centre. At the same time their relatives are still far away to the South.

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Today we are celebrating the World Wetlands Day - 2nd February

02.02.2019

This year we are putting more emphasis on our educational and information events and are celebrating the World Wetlands Day in Plovdiv, Pomorie, Shabla, Durankulak and in the village of Zhitnitsa (Dobrich municipality).

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World Wetlands Day - 2nd of February

02.02.2019

This year’s campaign is organized under the ‘Wetlands and climate change’ motto.

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Partnership between Green Balkans NGO and the responsible hotel booking platform Goodwings

31.01.2019

Partnership between Green Balkans NGO and the responsible hotel booking platform Goodwings allows you to donate while saving money on your hotel bookings. 

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Monitoring of wintering birds in Coastal Dobrogea and educational activities for the Red-breasted goose

17.01.2019

In the period 11-14 January Green Balkans’ team has executed the third for this winter season monitoring of wintering birds in Coastal Dobrogea. 

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Happy Holidays!

02.01.2019

Happy holidays, friends!

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A guest from far away

12.11.2018

A sandwich tern, ringed on the island of Ameland, in the North Sea, visited the Pomorie lake Visitor Center in September.

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Autumn survey of cetaceans’ abundance and distribution in Bulgarian territorial waters of the Black Sea

06.11.2018

Green Balkans NGO efforts to monitor the dynamics and variation of cetaceans’ abundance and distribution in Bulgarian territorial waters continued with an autumn survey. It was carried out in the second part of October starting on 18 and after two temporary terminations due to bad weather conditions was completed on 31.

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We are celebrating the International Black Sea Action Day!

31.10.2018

Green Balkans celebrated the date in 2 Black sea cities - Shabla and Pomorie.

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Celebrating the International Black Sea Action Day in Shabla and Pomorie

30.10.2018

We are going to the seaside!! Despite the slightly cold weather, the Green Balkans team is going to mark the International Black Sea Action Day in Shabla and Pomorie a day earlier.

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