Considering the rapidly disappearing wild world, Natura 2000 is a crucial innitiative in Europe. So too however ,is Kom 2016, especially to those citizens of Berkovitsa who have been yearning for economic development. Unfortunately a perfect compromise is not possible between these polar objectives, but land owners should not simply be able to exclude their land from the project simply because of "plans" for development. With Kom 2016 in particular the owners are politically oriented people and they surely understand the importance of balance. In this case Berkovitsa, Bulgaria, and Natura 2000 have an incredible opportunity to set a precedent in the Balkans and perhaps globally in terms of tourism development as well as possibly appeasing the increasing number of private property owners against Natura 2000, all while creating a unique, world class solution. Why not use this predicament as a catalyst to set a new building standard in Bulgaria that matches the rapidly rising global tide of "green" or "passive construction." By giving property owners the choice to either be included in Natura 2000 while being reimbursed for their real estate losses at market rates; or to sign binding contracts that exclude their land from Natura 2000, but require any development occuring on these lands to meet building standards such as those of the Platinum LEED designation from the US or those of the Passivehaus Institute in Germany. This way property owners would have a choice beneficial to Bulgaria in either outcome, many issues with proposed sites could be cleared, and a spark for enforced and regulated construction in Bulgaria could be lit. While this would leave Natura 2000 with the problem of finding additional land to meet requirements, it would do so at the expense of insuring the areas escaping inclusion are developed in a sustainable way.