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Why is the sea salty?

Oct. 31, 2020

One of the distinguishing features of the seas and oceans is their salinity. The average salinity of the world's oceans is approx. 35-36 ‰ (promille - one-thousandth of something). This means that in one litre of seawater 35-36 g is the salts dissolved in it. It is estimated that if these salts crystallized, they would cover the entire surface of the earth with a layer thicker than 100 m.

The Lagoon of Life with a poster at an international LIFE conference in Latvia

Oct. 07, 2020

The Lagoon of Life project was presented with a special poster during the international conference "Sustainable Management and Conservation of Coastal Habitats and Species", which took place on October 1-2 in the municipality of Ādaži, Latvia.

Ecology students on a practice at Atanasovsko Lake

Sep. 25, 2020

During this week Ecology students at "Prof. Asen Zlatarov" Burgas University, visited Atanasovsko Lake. Their visit was related to practical work on monitoring and management of wetlands as part of a training program that BBF and the University are implementing in the master's specialities within the Lagoon of Life project.

symBiotic awaits you again in 2021

Sep. 15, 2020

The summer season of Symbiotic is over. What is the balance of the BBF team ?! How did we cope in a Covid-19 pandemic situation ?! Thanks to everyone who supported us, who chose us, who helped us and who were with us during this interesting season.

Restoration of Ruppia maritima in Atanasovsko lake

Aug. 25, 2020

A pilot program for Bulgaria for recolonization of Ruppia maritima in coastal lagoons has been launched. This is a typical and very important species for the ecosystem and affects the water quality of the habitat.

Action for cleaning of Atanasovsko Lake area

Aug. 22, 2020

The Bulgarian Biodiversity Foundation (BBF) has joined the summer campaign for cleaning the wetlands around Burgas and polluted areas on the southern Black Sea coast, organized by the Burgas District Administration.

Kentish Plovers already nesting on the mini-dikes in Atanasovsko Lake

Aug. 18, 2020

The conservation activities of the Lagoon of Life project are already yielding results

The first results of the activities for the protection of the ecosystem of Atanasovsko Lake are already visible. During the monitoring of the birds, carried out by BSPB on the new mini-dikes, several families of  Kentish Plovers were observed with all their hatchlings.

Festivals for the Salt from Atanasovsko Lake

Aug. 11, 2020

This long weekend was dedicated to salt and Atanasovsko Lake. On August 6, Chef Sevda Dimitrova gathered a large audience at the Burgas Sea Station, demonstrating the qualities of the "fleur de sel".
 

40 years Atanasovsko Lake Reserve

Aug. 09, 2020

The interesting events related to the favorite Atanasovsko Lake continue in Burgas. This Wednesday is the birthday of the reserve, which in 2020 will celebrate 40 years since its announcement. The Regional Inspectorate for Environment and Water - Burgas, Bulgarian Biodiversity Foundation and Black Sea Salinas Ltd. invites you to a birthday on August 12, because this is the date when in 1980 the order for declaring the Atanasovsko Lake Reserve was issued.

Virtual tournament in support of Atanas the Avocet

Mai 14, 2020

May is a month dedicated to biodiversity and on this occasion, Puklyovtsite and the Bulgarian Biodiversity Foundation organize four virtual tournaments to raise important issues for the conservation of endangered species in Bulgaria among the youngest.

Meeting to discuss the matrix for integrated monitoring of the lagoons

Feb. 27, 2020

Today, 27.02.2020 in the conference hall of RIEW Burgas was held a meeting to discuss the Matrix for integrated monitoring of natural habitat 1150 * coastal lagoons in active salt pans in the Black Sea biogeographical region.