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The court finally rejected the appeal and our park remains protected from those illegal developments. I am completely drained after this long fight but I am grateful that we kept the coast from being turned into concrete. We have to stay vigilant because those who want to profit from our …

October 10, 2007

SAVE STRANDJA NATURAL PARK IN BULGARIA!

SAVE STRANDJA NATURAL PARK IN BULGARIA!

🏆 Won — 1,182 supporters Verified

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Started by Anonymous 19 years, 1 month ago
Illegal buildings against the biggest protected area in Bulgaria - Take action now! Yes, it is true! The new attempt to destroy the Bulgarian nature, the new attempt to rob our national wealth. The Mayor of Tzarevo Municipality Petko Arnaudov together with the investor of the illegal buildings \"The Golden pearl\" in vicinity of Varvara village appealed against the Order of the establishment of the Strandja Nature Park from 1995. Currently, only the statute of a Nature Park is the barrier for the uncontrolled buildings at the South Black Sea coast. The biggest protected area in Bulgaria, the Strandja Nature Park will be destroyed because of the illegal vacation village. The potential legalisation of the holiday village near Varvara will open \"Pandora\'s box\" for transforming the southern part of the Bulgarian Black Sea coast into a concrete desert. According to the Mayor of Tzarevo the coast line of the Strandja Nature Park should be developed as modern yacht ports, enormous golf playgrounds, super luxury holiday villages on the beach, private beaches with mini-hotels, expensive restaurants, bars and basins...; Are we really ready to allow this to happen Nature Park Strandja was established in 1995 for the protection of ecosystems and biodiversity, as well for preservation of the unique Strandja\'s folklore, culture and historical heritage. With its 1 116 km2 the park represents 1 % of the country area. Here is the place when the first reserve in Bulgaria was established in distant 1933 - Silkosia. Strandja NP is the only Bulgarian area included in the list of fifth prior for the conservation areas in Central and Eastern Europe. The Park is of great European importance regarding vascular plants, breeding birds and diversity of reptiles. It has global significance for the mammals, invertebrates and forest with tertiary vegetation. The European migratory way - Via Pontica goes over Strandja. The total number of the habitats in the park is 121 and according this index Strandja is in a top position among the protected areas in Europe. We insist on: Not allowing a Court decision announcing the Order for Strandja\'s Park as insignificant. Such decision will damage the national and European interests and will demolish the biggest protected area from the map of Bulgaria. Removing all illegal buildings within the area of the Strandja Nature Park; The Ministry of Environment and Water to accept the Management plan of the Strandja NP and to guarantee the implementation of the Bulgarian law and wild nature conservation, in a harmony with the local people. EVERY SIGN IS A VOICE FOR STRANDJA, FOR NATURE, FOR OUR FUTURE! P.S. Advertisement appearing on the site of the free on-line petitions is not connected with the petition! The authors of the petition for saving Strandja Nature Park are working on their removal because some of them advertise properties in areas within National Parks (e.g. Bansko region) where building is taking place in infrigement of the laws!

Updates

Reached 1,000 supporters

July 14, 2007

July 13, 2007

The opposition is waiting for us to lose steam so they can move in on our land. We are almost at one thousand signatures and I need you to push this further right now. I am exhausted by the constant fighting but we cannot let this concrete future become our reality.

Reached 100 supporters

June 7, 2007

June 4, 2007

The legal threats against our park are heavy and exhaustion is setting in for all of us. We need to hit this next goal to prove that the public is still watching this land. Please send this link to ten people who care about keeping the coast wild.

13 Comments

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Anonymous
11 years ago Featured

i would just like to say that this right here is amazing I got an A on my project in school thakns dood

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Anonymous
12 years ago Featured

There are hundreds of thousands of empty apartments along the coast of Spain, in what were beauty spots. Following over-development we had the crisis. People don't even want to play golf in these deserted luxury holiday villages... Maybe learn from others' mistakes?

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Chuks
12 years ago Featured

Save nature. It may just be this small area, but if we look at the big picture, it is small areas pooled together that helps keep our planet stable. Bulgaria won't collapse financially if this area is saved

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Ivan Hunt
19 years ago Featured

Stiga veche s taia betonna morkia!! leave strandja alone for once

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Georgi Grant
19 years ago Featured

Enough greed. Strandja belongs to the people not to the mafiosi developers.

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Maria Nash
19 years ago Featured

Please stop destroying our beautiful country. We have enough hotels already nobody needs these disgusting buildings.

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Anonymous
10 years ago

Moins de tourisme pour un tourisme de qualité.

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Anonymous
10 years ago

Il faut lutté contre la mafia .

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