More than 90% of forest fires in Bulgaria are caused by human activity, according to a new analysis by the World Wide Fund ...

A national forest campaign launched by WWF in October aims to root out the notion that forests are just for producing wood. The campaign, which is expected to last until March 2010, also seeks to ...

The risk of forest fires remains high in Bulgaria this year, forestry experts warn. Despite a wet spring, the resulting lush ...

The blaze has affected approximately 1,000 hectares of forest and agricultural land. In addition to Bulgaria, other parts of the region are also battling fires.

Approved in its present state, the Draft Forest Act would represent a giant step back from the efforts to protect and sustainably manage Bulgarian forests”, Kavrakova said. Over the past few years, ...

Pine forests planted in Bulgaria to combat soil erosion are falling prey to a beetle that is feeding on trees already weakened by excessively hot weather, dense planting and a lack of proper ...

In Bulgaria, a hunter will get around $103 per kilogram for a mixed selection of black truffles like these. In autumn, the hunt will intensify as the season for white truffles begins.

There is mass forest clearing in Bulgaria. Automatic saws are everywhere,” complains Peykov. In the past, Bulgaria was covered with old growth forests.

Sofia, Bulgaria — 70 WWF forest specialists from over 20 countries come together this week in Sofia to debate how to globally address future land use challenges in a world of 9 billion people ...