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International Day of Forest

The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 21 March the International Day of Forests (IDF) in 2012. The Day celebrates and raises awareness of the importance of all types of forests. On each International Day of Forests, countries are encouraged to undertake local, national and international efforts to organize activities involving forests and trees, such as tree planting campaigns. The theme for each International Day of Forests is chosen by the Collaborative Partnership...

Visit of foresters in Rila Monastery Nature Park

Today 70 specialists foresters visited the information center of the Natural Park "Rila Monastery", where ethey got  information about the park, as well as management and protection of forests and forest resources. The visit is part of a series of meetings of the Board and meetings of working groups of COST shares CA15226, "Climate-Smart Forestry in Mountain Regions (CLIMO)". The event is organized by the Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research and the Institute...

29 December - International Day of Biodiversity

International Biodiversity Day is marked by a decision of the 49th Session of the UN General Assembly of 1995 on the day of the entry into force in 1993 of the International Convention on Biological Diversity signed on 14 June 1992 in Rio de Janeiro Janeiro, Brazil.

Ecological problems and children

Today, the experts of the Rila Monastery Nature Park visited the Hristo Botev Secondary School. They introduced to the children of the 7th grade  the ecological problems which humanity faces today. A presentation was presented to the students, from which they learned about the most pressing ecological problems of humanity such as: air pollution, water pollution, global warming, etc.