Measures for flood protection in Pirin National Park may lead to just the opposite Sofia/ Vienna – While WWF has been urging for international actions to save Pirin National Park in Bulgaria, heavy ...

WWF-Bulgaria is alarmed that the new draft management plan for Pirin National Park is further endangering the habitat of the chamois. The draft plan foresees an expansion of sport infrastructure that ...

Experience the breathtaking beauty of Pirin National Park, where alpine meadows, crystal-clear rivers, and rugged mountain ...

2002, 2004, 2011: Joint World Heritage Centre/IUCN Reactive Monitoring missions; 2018: IUCN Advisory mission 2018 IUCN Advisory Mission to the World Heritage property “Pirin National Park”, Bulgaria, ...

Wildfires have reignited in the Pirin mountain range, with new flames reported in the forest above the village of Ploski. Just a day after heavy rain helped bring the previous blaze under control, the ...

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria's mountain rescue service says one person has died in an avalanche on Pirin Mountain, in the south of the country, rescue efforts are underway to find several others ...

The wildfire in the Pirin mountain range continues to expand, despite sustained efforts on the ground and in the air. The blaze, situated near the Strumyani municipality, remains one of the most ...

A ruling by the Bulgarian Supreme Administrative Court has halted construction work and logging in the Pirin National Park - a victory for environmentalists over the authorities after a three-year ...

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As Pirin National Park is part of the European Natura 2000 site network, this is also a requirement under the Habitats Directive of the European Union. The State Party report also explicitly accepts ...