Diyana Kostovska, Project manager

Bulgarian Biodiversity Foundation

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• 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

Strandja

Belasitza

Central Balkan

Osogovo

Burgas lakes

Eastern Rodophes

Western Balkans

Western RodophesPirin

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 +, Bulgarian-Swiss 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.

ContactsCentral ofiice, Sofia Sofia 1202, 3-41 Vesletz str. Fl. 4, app.11; tel. + 359 2 31 61 83 e-mail: bbf@biodiversity.bg Burgas officeBourgas OfficeBourgas 8000, 53, Gourko Str., bl.1, ap.1,e-mail: saltoflife@biodiversity.bg

www.bbf.biodiversity.bg