Protests in Bulgaria for protection of NP Pirin

Jan. 21, 2018
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Protests in Bulgaria for protection of NP Pirin
Pirin has an exceptional beauty of mountain scenery, glacial lakes, continuing evolution of flora, and is an example of healthy, functioning Balkan uplands ecosystems. The natural coniferous forests shelter the 1,300 years old endemic Bosnian Pine tree called Baykusheva mura – it is believed to be the oldest one on the Balkan peninsula. Pirin is home to brown bears, grey wolves, chamois and 159 bird species among which is the Eurasian three-toed woodpecker, the rarest woodpecker in Europe.

To protect this Bulgarians from Bulgaria and abroad started protests in already more than 30 towns.

The demands of the protests are:

Тhe decision of the Government from 28.12.2017 that allows commercial scale logging and opens 48% of National Park Pirin for construction must be canceled.

The real owner of the company (Yulen AD), that owns the concession of National Park Pirin must be announced and an international audit of the concession must be made.

Neno Dimov - the bulgarian Minister of the Environment must give his resignation.

The next protest will be on 25th of January 2018

The following towns are rising:

Asenovgrad: https://www.facebook.com/events/437368763346456/
Blagoevgrad: https://www.facebook.com/events/1452211618224745/
Bourgas: https://www.facebook.com/events/398013133961444/
Varna: https://www.facebook.com/events/1896173393936670/
Veliko Tarnovo - https://www.facebook.com/events/1775354952488704/
Gabrovo: https://www.facebook.com/events/178031076138367/
Dupnitsa: https://www.facebook.com/events/387456621682932/
Kazanlak: https://www.facebook.com/events/1601078423294181/
Pazardjik: https://www.facebook.com/events/544011392628341/
Pleven: https://www.facebook.com/events/577843862563098/
Plovdiv: https://www.facebook.com/events/391039411308575/
Ruse: https://www.facebook.com/events/1667734846651237/
Sofia: https://www.facebook.com/events/2041748296113942/
Svishtov: https://www.facebook.com/events/141805856468095/
Sliven: https://www.facebook.com/events/177968689637900/
Stara Zagora: https://www.facebook.com/events/1754431681297776/
Haskovo: https://www.facebook.com/events/142138653136912/

Berlin: https://www.facebook.com/events/575740789439068/
Bristol: https://www.facebook.com/events/142052949801388/
Brussels: https://www.facebook.com/events/1946007655727539/
Vienna: https://www.facebook.com/events/1882333842041616/
Glasgow: https://www.facebook.com/events/146932476010302/
Goetheborg: https://www.facebook.com/events/147938459332185/
Copenhagen: https://www.facebook.com/events/328270507664706/
London: https://www.facebook.com/events/146811706026036/
Prague: https://www.facebook.com/events/1601518949915078/
Skopje: https://www.facebook.com/events/562622584075958/
Stockholm: https://www.facebook.com/events/1416654278446241/