Park Directorate
20/12/2019
New case of African swine fever in Central Balkan National Park
Due to a third identified case of the disease African swine fever has begun the implementation of measures for the prevention and eradication of the disease
Read more >>
13/12/2019
The observation tower on the Tsarichina Ecotrail is closed
Due to the deterioration of the technical condition and the possible threat to the life and health of the visitors of the Central Balkan National Park the use of the observation tower in the area of Shalya Peak (part of the Tsarichina ecotrail) is temporarily suspended.
Read more >>
12/12/2019
Second case: measures taken in the National Park due to the African swine fever presence
Due to a second identified case of the disease African swine fever has begun the implementation of measures for the prevention and eradication of the disease
Read more >>
03/12/2019
Measures taken in the National Park due to the African swine fever presence
With an Order of the Director of the Central Balkan National Park Directorate, within the affected from the disease African swine fever areas (subarea A) has begun the implementation of measures for the prevention and eradication of the disease.
Read more >>
11/11/2019
National student competition "Ambassadors for Health"
National student competition "Ambassadors for Health" for projects, aimed at the restriction of smoking, alcohol abuse, healthy eating, and exercising.
Read more >>
25/10/2019
Park employees and children from the SOS Children's Villages set up bird feeders
The event was part of a donation campaign by Raiffeisenbank for placing feeders and birdhouses in schools and kindergartens within the Central Balkan Biosphere reserve.
Read more >>
11/10/2019
The Ministry of Environment and Water announces a photo competition.
The Ministry of Environment and Water announces a photo competition with the theme "I love the Nature in four seasons".
Read more >>News archive
- management and guarding of the Central Balkan National Park;
- implementation of the management plan;
- commissioning of activities, provided for in the Management Plan and in the development plans and projects;
- co-ordination and control activities, conducted by other authorities, organizations and persons;
- monitoring of the environmental media and database maintenance;
- imposing penalties for infringements.
According to Article 50 of the PAA, in exercise of his/her powers, the Director of CBNPD:
1. supervises the management of the national park;
2. coordinates the development of the 10-year Management Plan of the park;
3. implements the Management Plan of the NP and ensures the guarding;
4. assigns the implementation of maintenance, management, regulatory or restoration, and tourism activities in the park;
5. issues annual permits for grazing and permits for use of timber by the local population within the frames of the maintenance and regeneration activities in the forests, in accordance with the legally approved plans and projects;
6. issues permits for collection of mushrooms and wild fruits for commercial use in accordance with the development plans and projects, with the exception of such from the medicinal plants in the NP;
7. supervises the activities of the users of the forests, agricultural lands and water bodies;
8. co-ordinates and controls the implementation of the management plans concerning the scientific research work, the management and maintenance measures for the threatened species and habitats, the environmental awareness rising and education programmes, as well as other nature conservation activities implemented by other governmental institutions, municipalities, non-governmental organizations and individual persons;
9. organizes the monitoring over the quality and the components of the environment;
10. organises the operation of visitors information centres;
11. sanctions violators in the envisioned cases.
(week days from 8:00 to 16:30)
+359886090658
(in non-working hours)
or е-mail address:
office@centralbalkan.bg