New 46 Zones in Natura 2000
Updated on: 26.10.2007, 16:32
Published on: 26.10.2007, 14:59
33.8% of Bulgarian territory is in the borders of Natura 2000, but that doesn't exclude the threat of punishment procedure, which EC may start against Bulgaria.
Irina Mateeva, from Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds (BSPB), says the way Government treats the problem with Via Pontica over cape Kaliakra is not serious and will lead to punishment procedure.
On today's conference the Committee for Biodiversity decided to put 24 of the 26 zones unchanged into Natura 2000'. The other two zones - Emine and Kaliakra are highly reduced. According to BSPB, due to investment appetites.
From "Natura 2000' also drops out the Rila mountain-buffer zone.
