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Avocet Trail
The renovated Avocet Trail awaits you
Sep. 16, 2025

On September 11, 2025, the renovated Avocet Trail on the shore of Atanasovsko Lake was officially opened at an exciting two-part ceremony. After it was created in 2015 by the Bulgarian Biodiversity Foundation team, the Trail has undergone several changes over the past decade, including the replacement of broken signs, the installation of new observation points, and the refurbishment of the surrounding area. Over the decade, the trail has become particularly popular among the residents of Burgas, with more and more people rediscovering it every year.

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A series of fires at Atanasovsko Lake
Jul 18, 2025
We are alarmed to report that in just one week in July 2025, four fires broke out in the Atanasovsko Lake area—three in the northern part and one in the southern part. 
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Reviving the Avocet Trail
Jun 24, 2024
The young people from the Interact Club Burgas and their mentors from the Rotary Club Burgas-Pyrgos held an action on Saturday to repair the Pavilion in front of the Bird Watching Hide. More than 20 people gathered, who throughout the day helped with repairs, cleaning, mowing grass, etc.
Ruse
Nature History museums in XXI century
Jun 22, 2024
The BBF team participated in a scientific conference on the topic "Natural history museums in the XXI century", which was held on June 19-21, 2024 in the Ecomuseum with an aquarium - Ruse.
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"Salty People" - a film about Atanasovsko Lake will be presented in Ruse
Jun 18, 2024
At the beginning of the summer, the film about Atanasovsko Lake - SALT PEOPLE will be broadcast in Ruse, presenting the lake through the eyes of four conservationists who share the challenges they face in its preservation - a remarkable place that is both a maintained reserve and a protected area, a wetland of international importance, Natura 2000 zone, the richest place of birds, sea salt and healing mud in Bulgaria.
TV crew
German television filmed the pink lake of Burgas
Oct. 12, 2023
The TV channel "Norddeutscher Rundfunk" (NDR) - public TV for northern Germany is shooting a film about autumn around Burgas and especially about the surrounding lakes. The foreign team filmed a 45' documentary for their show "Hanseblick", in which they travel to various locations in Northern Germany and Eastern Europe to rediscover them for German viewers.
Diyana
With two posters at the European Conference on Biodiversity and Climate
Oct. 06, 2023
The 5th European Conference on Biodiversity and Climate Change, jointly organized by the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) and the European Network of Nature Conservation Agencies (ENCA) took place from 26-28.09. in Bonn with a thematic focus on the impact and role of rivers and coastal wetlands.
nagradite
Choose your favorite in the Annual Biodiversity and Climate Awards
Sep. 19, 2023
On September 30th will be the ceremony of the Annual Biodiversity and Climate Awards, which recognize the best examples in several categories - activists, journalists, campaigns politicians, responsible businesses and from this year for the first time - local campaigns.
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RIEW initiated a Consultative council for Atanasovsko lake
Sep. 11, 2023
On September 7, 2023, a meeting was held to establish a Consultative Council for Lake Atanasovsko. Pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 of the Atanasovsko Lake Maintained Reserve Management Plan and Art. 46, para. 1 of the Law on Protected Areas, the director of the RIEW created a Consultative Council to discuss the main problems related to the management and protection of the reserve.
Fair
HUNDREDS FLOCKED AT THE SALT PEOPLE'S FAIR
Aug. 13, 2023
Hundreds of visitors filled the courtyard of symBiotic on last night's festive evening and enjoyed the great atmosphere, the meeting with nice people and the interesting program of the organizers from the "Lagoon of Life" project and RIEW Burgas.
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SALT FAIR on the theme "SALT PEOPLE" and Birthday of the Atanasovsko Lake Reserve
Aug. 09, 2023
This year, Lake Atanasovsko will celebrate with a special event on Saturday, August 12, from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. The traditional Salt Fair promotes value-added products from the coastal lagoon and lake. Various types of salt will be presented, including freshly harvested "green salt", lye and mud cosmetics, flower de sel, artisan milk chocolate with salt, Pelican soap with a cause, and souvenirs related to the beloved lake.
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Green and sporty weekend in Burgas
Mai 08, 2023

From May 12 to 14, the new themed weekend in Burgas is coming - "Green and Sporty", in which we - the Bulgarian Biodiversity Foundation - are also actively involved.

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The seminar "The present and future of salt pans" presented the French experience in their management
Mar 21, 2023

A team of the project "Lagoon of Life" participated in an international seminar "The present and future of salt pans", organized in the framework of the LIFE Sallina project (Sustainable Actions on Loire Lagoons for Improvement Assessment) from 7 to 9 March 2023 at the convention centre of the city of La Baule on the Atlantic coast. The project is managed by the regional structure, CAP Atlantique, which covers 15 municipalities in the region.

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