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British Embassy leads clean-up operation in Vitosha national park
Ushite (the Ears) left and Kamen Del (Stone Divide) summits to the right, in Vitosha national park
Photo: Nick Iliev
pine forest in Rila Mountain range.
Photo: Nick Iliev
Diplomats, actors, journalists and celebrities will participate in the annual clean-up initiative of national parks across Bulgaria. The massive operation is scheduled to take place on May 23.
British ambassador Steve Williams, tennis star Magdalena Maleeva, TV presenter Niki Kunchev and Venelin Petkov from bTV will assist in the clean-up of Vitosha National Park.
Actor Philip Avramov and singer Vanya Shtereva will help sweep up Russenski Lom whereas ReTV journalist Ivan Bedrov will be the ambassador of park Persina near Belene. Weather presenter Stanislava Traikova will be in Rilski Manastir, whereas the head of the consulate branch of the German Embassy, Wolfgang Wendel, will assist in cleaning the Vratsa Balkan mountain range. Photographer Alexander Ivanov reportedly will be the ambassador of the Sinite Kamuni (Blue Stones) in Sliven.
Other diplomats and celebrities are expected to join in the annual campaign to cleanse parks of rubbish. The national parks are the most visited attractions in Bulgaria, attracting more than 10 million tourists every year, according to WWF statistics, quoted by Dnevnik daily.
Sadly, tons of rubbish accumulate over the course of the year. Furthermore, signs, vertical and horizontal markings are being destroyed, so incurring significant financial damages to the parks.
More than 12 tons of waste was removed from the mountains and other national parks in 2007 by thousands of volunteers.
British ambassador Steve Williams, tennis star Magdalena Maleeva, TV presenter Niki Kunchev and Venelin Petkov from bTV will assist in the clean-up of Vitosha National Park.
Actor Philip Avramov and singer Vanya Shtereva will help sweep up Russenski Lom whereas ReTV journalist Ivan Bedrov will be the ambassador of park Persina near Belene. Weather presenter Stanislava Traikova will be in Rilski Manastir, whereas the head of the consulate branch of the German Embassy, Wolfgang Wendel, will assist in cleaning the Vratsa Balkan mountain range. Photographer Alexander Ivanov reportedly will be the ambassador of the Sinite Kamuni (Blue Stones) in Sliven.
Other diplomats and celebrities are expected to join in the annual campaign to cleanse parks of rubbish. The national parks are the most visited attractions in Bulgaria, attracting more than 10 million tourists every year, according to WWF statistics, quoted by Dnevnik daily.
Sadly, tons of rubbish accumulate over the course of the year. Furthermore, signs, vertical and horizontal markings are being destroyed, so incurring significant financial damages to the parks.
More than 12 tons of waste was removed from the mountains and other national parks in 2007 by thousands of volunteers.
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Most important political action the last 10 years. It is so simple and so right. Respect
Bulgarians using trash bins?!?! Never heard of it. Then they wonder why other countries don't embrace them.
Good initiative. Pity we need foreign diplomats to raise public attention. We should be doing this ourselves.
A perfect initiative. But when do the Bulgarians start to put their waste in one of the thousands garbage bins? It is like many other things in this country a matter of an attiude of indifference. It is a pitty for man and nature.