List_of_national_parks_of_Bulgaria

List of protected areas of Bulgaria

List of protected areas of Bulgaria

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This is a list of protected areas in Bulgaria which includes 3 national parks, 11 nature parks and 55 nature reserves.[1] The national policy for governing and management of the protected areas is implemented by the Ministry of Environment and Water. The first nature park in Bulgaria and the Balkan Peninsula is Vitosha Nature Park, established in 1934. All of the nationally protected areas in Bulgaria are also part of the Natura 2000 network of protected natural areas in the territory of the European Union. Bulgaria has some of the largest Natura 2000 areas in the European Union covering 33.8% of its territory.[2]

  Declared UNESCO World Heritage Site, part of a World Heritage Site or contains such site
  Declared UNESCO Biosphere Reserve or contains such reserve
  Declared both UNESCO World Heritage Site (or part of a World Heritage Site or contains such site) and UNESCO Biosphere Reserve or contains such reserve
  • Parks and reserves in italic letters are part of Global 200 ecoregions.

National Parks

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Nature Parks

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Nature Reserves

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References

  1. [1]
    "Register of protected areas in Bulgaria". Executive Environment Agency. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
  2. [2]
    "Report on European Environment Agency about the Nature protection and biodiversity in Europe". European Environment Agency. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
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