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International Webinar for saltwater wetlands in the Black Sea and Mediterranean region

Jan. 24, 2022

Bulgarian Biodiversity Foundation (BBF), Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds (BSPB) and Protection and Preservation of Natural Environment in Albania (PPNEA) are invited to join an international webinar Conservation and sustainable use of saltwater wetlands in the Black Sea and Mediterranean region on behalf of World Wetlands Day - 2nd of February 2022.

Flight in the salt - Atanasovday for Atanasovsko Lake

Jan. 18, 2022

A NEW SPECIES FOR THE BULGARIAN FAUNA WAS FOUND IN ATANASOVSKO LAKE

Dec. 16, 2021

During the bird monitoring of Atanasovsko Lake, which is implemented by the team from Bulgarian Society for the protection of birds (BSPB) / BirdLife Bulgaria within the "Lagoon of Life" project (LIFE 17 NAT / BG / 000558), on December 15, 2021 Petar Yankov and Radoslav Moldovanski observed and documented two Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus) - a species that has not yet been observed in Bulgaria.

Code Salty: The challenge

Dec. 14, 2021

Landscape Award of the Council of Europe for The Salt of Life, Bulgarian Biodiversity Foundation

Dec. 05, 2021

Salt of Life, Bulgarian Biodiversity Foundation, Bulgaria conferred identical Special Mentions of the Landscape Award of the Council of Europe (2020-2021).

WHEN NATURE SHOWS THE WAY

Sep. 15, 2021

Supporting biodiversity for Europe’s green recovery

Biodiversity loss and climate change are the biggest environmental threats we face today. To address such crises, the EU has set in place a series of climate and environmental objectives as part of the European Green Deal.

Today our Gloriya successfully defended her master's thesis on the lake

Aug. 25, 2021

Today, Gloria Marinova, who developed her master's thesis specifically for Atanasovsko Lake, defended online and presented herself excellently to the team of the University of Wageningen, where she graduated in the presence of our team, which also monitors the defence.
 
 

Large image of a pelican in Persina Park

Jul 06, 2021

A giant image of a pelican was created by participants and guests at the first Dalmatian Pelican Festival, which took place this weekend in the town of Belene, on the banks of the Danube river.

Atanasovsko Lake - the green corridor of Burgas or the risk of an ecological catastrophe?

Jul 04, 2021

On July 2, 2021 in the Regional Library the Second Meeting of the Public Advisory Council for Atanasovsko Lake was held on the topic: "Can Atanasovsko Lake develop as a green corridor of Burgas?". The aim is to put the base for the planning of Natura 2000 area and its integrated development, to communicate what load the territory can take and where, as well as the potentials it can generate and bring to Burgas.

5th of June - the World Environment Day

Jun 04, 2021

REIMAGINE. RECREATE. RESTORE.
This is our moment.
We cannot turn back time. But we can grow trees, green our cities, rewild our gardens, change our diets and clean up rivers and coasts. We are the generation that can make peace with nature.
Let’s get active, not anxious. Let’s be bold, not timid. 
Join #GenerationRestoration

Kids at the "symBiotic" museum

Jun 04, 2021

Two groups of kids from Pinocchio Kindergarten - Burgas visited Atanasovsko Lake and had fun inside and in front of the museum "Symbiotic", walked to the pools with lye and mud and saw up close some of the birds nesting at the moment.

Action on Atanasovsko Lake on Earth Day

Apr. 21, 2021

The traditional Laguna Clean Jamboree, which will take place for the sixth time this year, will bring together friends at Atanasovsko Lake or Atanas the Avocet at a special Earth Day event on April 22nd. The theme of Earth Day "Restore our planet", so the participants will restore the area of ​​the Avocet Trail and the Hide for bird watching on Atanasovsko Lake.

The Fourth meeting of Project Steering Board

Feb. 12, 2021

The fourth meeting of the Project Steering Board of the Lagoon of Life project, funded by the LIFE program of the European Union, was held in Sofia on February 11, 2021. Taking into account the epidemiological situation, some participants were online and joined through zoom platform, and the rest gathered in the hall of BCNL on Hristo Botev Street in Sofia.

We discussed the profession of Ecologist with the kids from FRENE school

Feb. 11, 2021

Today we talked with the kids from the Burgas school Frene about the profession of .... ECOLOGIST. The best response was that 10 out of 11 children want to become environmentalists.

SAFE CONDITIONS AND FRESH WATER FOR THE LAGOON

Feb. 10, 2021

The past year was very successful for one of the most important conservation activities under the LIFE project "Lagoon of Life" - the restoration of mini-dikes and the cleaning of salt canals in Atanasovsko Lake. These activities aim to reduce the effects of coastal lagoon habitat fragmentation and improve connectivity between individual basins. This ensures good circulation and refreshment of water throughout the lake in favor of inhabitants and salt production.

Lecture on Atanasovsko Lake on World Wetlands Day

Jan. 29, 2021

February 2^nd is World Wetlands Day and the project team will be a guest of the Tours with the cause of Traventuria company through an online event on Facebook and will present one of the most remarkable Bulgarian examples of a well-managed and maintained wetland - Atanasovsko Lake.

WHERE DOES THE FLAMINGO IN ATANASOVSKO LAKE COME FROM?

Jan. 18, 2021

The flamingo is an iconic bird, which attracts with its long legs, soft pink plumage, almost comically long S-shaped neck and graceful flight. In the last year, the number of flamingos in Atanasovsko Lake has broken all records and there are currently over 1,200 birds in the northern and southern parts of the lagoon.

But where does the Greater flamingo actually come from? 

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.