“Building a Green Europe”

Third Comenius Project Meeting

23rd – 28th October 2011 Bulgaria, Aytos

Measures for protectingMeasures for protecting the environmentthe environment

Municipality of AytosMunicipality of Aytos

General features General features of the of the municipalitymunicipality

• Location: East Balkans and a valley of the river Aytoska

• Relief: mostly flat country

• Climate: continental

• Soils: black earth

Economic importance of Economic importance of the municipalitythe municipality• Important transport center:

– Connects Northern and South Bulgaria

– Proximity to Burgas port and airport• Contribution to the agriculture:

– Cereals– Fruit trees– Tobacco, sunflower

• There are some mineral water springs with healing effects.

Development of the Development of the tourismtourism

Main potential: Wooded country and bio-diversity Mineral water springs Rich folk traditions

The Park “ Slaveeva river” and ethnographic site “Genger” are attractive site for the tourists.

State of the environment pollution State of the environment pollution in the Municipality of Aytosin the Municipality of Aytos• Air

The level of pollution depends on the quantity of emitted pollutants and their diffusion in the atmosphere.

The main pollutants are:Automobile transportSmall industrial enterprisesHeating of houses (40% are heated

with coal, 55 % with wood)• Water

The chemical qualities of river water are good

Main pollutant factorsMain pollutant factors

• Scraps of food

• Waste products from building construction – are not usually recycled

• Industrial waste – mostly recycled

Measures against the Measures against the environmental pollutionenvironmental pollution

• Improving the organization of waste separate collection, transport and recycling

• Increasing the quantities of recycled waste

• Partnership between the local authorities and social organizations

• Applying for European funding needed for water waste stations and recycling waste stations

OUR “ECO – TEAM”OUR “ECO – TEAM”

What has Hristo Botev school What has Hristo Botev school “ECO–TEAM” done for protecting the “ECO–TEAM” done for protecting the

environment?environment?

• Study of protected plants and birds species in the Municipality

• Discovery of the polluted areas • Discovery of the polluted areas along

“Aytos river” and cleaning them• Participation in the campaign “Let’s clean

Bulgaria for a day” – 2011• Meeting with the representative of a local

authority for discussing environmental problems

• Trees and flowers planting activities in the park “Slaveeva river” and the school yard

Under the project” Building a Green Europe” we have done a study of protected plants

and endangered species

We have discovered the We have discovered the polluted areas polluted areas

We have found the polluted areas along “Aytos river” and have cleaned them

We have participated in the campaign We have participated in the campaign “Let’s clean Bulgaria for a day” – 2011“Let’s clean Bulgaria for a day” – 2011

We have met the Aytos ecology specialist We have met the Aytos ecology specialist for discussing and solving environmental for discussing and solving environmental problemsproblems

We have done trees and flowers planting We have done trees and flowers planting activities in the park “Slaveeva river” and the activities in the park “Slaveeva river” and the

school yardschool yard

Thanks for your attention!