The total tax burden in Bulgaria is 44%. This is the percentage of the gross salary that the state withholds from us as taxes and social security contributions. This means that until the end of May - beginning of June [...]
Entanglement in fishing nets and drowning is the most likely cause of death for over 300 birds of the protected Yelkouan Shearwater species and 9 dolphins found dead along the Northern Black Sea coast late last week. This is according [...]
On March 11, 2011, a powerful earthquake and a subsequent tsunami triggered a severe accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan. This event became one of the most serious nuclear disasters since Chernobyl, leaving profound environmental, social, [...]
February 2, 2026 marks the 55th anniversary of the adoption of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. It is the first global international treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of natural resources in modern history. It is still the only [...]
Since the beginning of 2025, the Bulgarian Food Bank (BFB) has helped nearly 5,000 people in the Varna and Dobrich regions. Of these, 1600 are children at risk of malnutrition and 1650 are low-income adults who cannot afford three meals [...]
The student essay contest "We Are" has prepared a prize fund of over €5,000 for the best works on the topic "How to change our cynical worldview." The invitation is open to high school students in grades 8 through 12. [...]
The Public Center for Environment and Sustainable Development entered the 90 good deeds for Bulgaria. They will be presented in the digital calendar of good deeds "Christmas Miracles of Bulgaria" from today until December 20. Everyone says that miracles happen [...]
The Public Center for Environment and Sustainable Development (PCESD) has been approved as a member of the Global Partnership on Plastic Pollution and Marine Litter (GPML), part of the United Nations (UN) environmental program. GPML brings together leading organizations worldwide [...]
The scent of flowers is something that has always made a strong impression on me. When I discovered Elen's "paradise" garden in the village of Ezerec near Shabla, I knew this place was magical. Her yurt stands out among the [...]
Meeting a Mexican in a Bulgarian village is like finding a needle in a haystack. They say we don't choose the people in our lives, but meet them by chance when we least expect it. That's what happened to me. [...]
