Protected area
01/11/2022
50thYEARS OF THE WORLD HERITAGE CONVENTION OF UNESCO
In 2022, the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage celebrates its 50th anniversary.
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Annual plan for the use of mushrooms and berries that are not from medicinal plants 2022 has been announced.
The Annual Plan for the use of mushrooms and berries that are not medicinal plants 2022 has been announced by Order of the Director of Central Balkan National Park.
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15/09/2022
The last tour dedicated to the beech forests of the Central Balkan National Park as a World Heritage Site took place
The last for 2022 organized walking tour in the beech forests of the Central Balkan – part of a serial site on the UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage List, make more than 20 enthusiasts smiling on September 10th.
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05/09/2022
A walk in the mystical beech forests of Kozia Stena Reserve, Central Balkan National Park
The penultimate for 2022 organized walking tour in the beech forests of the Central Balkan – part of a serial site on the UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage List, took place on September 3rd.
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08/07/2022
The road town of Kalofer - Panitsite locality - Botev peak is closed for motor vehicle traffic for the purpose of tourism
By order of the Director of the Central Balkans National Park Directorate, a restricted access road, according to the Management Plan of the national park, Kalofer - Panitsike - Botev peak is closed to motor vehicle traffic for the purpose of touris
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Central Balkan National Park is of significance to the system of protected areas, because it:
· Has the most numerous and largest (in combined area) nature reserves included within a National Park in Bulgaria;
· Is a protected area incorporating the largest (28%) proportion of strictly protected zone in Europe (not counting Scandinavia);
· Is one of the largest protected areas in Bulgaria and the Balkan Peninsula;
· Is one of four protected areas in Bulgaria with the highest significance for biodiversity conservation;
· Is a model of the modern approach towards establishing and managing protected areas;
· Is one of the major protected areas that serve as an example of Bulgaria’s fulfillment of its international commitments (the Bern and Bonn Conventions and the Biodiversity Conservation Convention);
· Serves as an example of the implementation of the Directive on Habitats of the European Union, even though Bulgaria is not yet an EU member.
