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Half ton of refuse removed from Pomoriisko Lake

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byNick Iliev

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Half ton of refuse removed from Pomoriisko Lake

Pomoriisko Lake clean up operation
Photo: Zeleni Balkani - Green Balkans

Half ton of refuse removed from Pomoriisko Lake

Pomoriisko Lake
Photo: Zeleni Balkani - Green Balkans

More than 500 kg of waste has been collected by Zeleni Balkani (Green Balkans), an environmental organisation in Bulgaria, from Pomoriisko Lake. The operation was conducted along the most heavily polluted section of the dunes separating the Black Sea from the Pomoriisko lake.

The seafront has a national landmark status and is a protected zone. However, that has not deterred visitors from depositing enormous quantities of waste all along the waterfront and around the lake itself.

Pomoriiski lake received protected area status in 2001. In 2002 it became part of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, originally signed in Ramsar, Iran, in 1971.

The Ramsar Convention is an inter-governmental treaty that provides the framework for national action and international co-operation for the conservation and implementation of wetlands and their resources. Currently, there are 159 contracting parties to the convention, with 1843 wetland sites, totalling 180 million ha, designated for inclusion in the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance.  

As a protected area, the Pomoriisko Lake accommodates 149 protected bird species and an eco system that is unique to the region.

Green Balkans, in parallel to clearing the region of refuse, have conducted training programmes in bird watching and also identifying rare animals and plant species in the region.

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