State and Academic Institutions
Along with the two ministries, which are directly involved in environment integration into regional development and territorial planning, namely the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works and the Ministry of Environment and Water, there are many other state and academic institutions that also participate in this process. Thus the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry is in charge of developing and implementing the National Strategy Plan and National Programme for Rural Development and the Ministry of Economy and Energy applies the national energy efficiency policy and coordinates the process of elaboration of the National Strategy on Sustainable Development.
A detailed list of state and academic institutions and their functions and roles for integrating the environment into development processes is provided below.
University Center for Sustainable Development (UCSD)
www.unwe.acad.bg/UCSD/index-eng.phpmore...The Center for Sustainable Development (UCSD) was established in December 2007 with a Decision of the Academic Council of the University of National and World Economy. It main objective is organization and execution of interdisciplinary research covering all dimensions of the sustainable development: social, environmental, economic and institutional. That is why the research supposes participation of faculties from different departments at UNWE as well as from other tertiary institutions. The Center develops also teaching and study materials for various academic courses in the field of sustainable development.
closeRio Conventions Training Courses in Sofia University
gis.gea.uni-sofia.bg/mmgis/rioconventions/more...New masters program on the subject “Planning and management of territorial systems”, which offers also a profiled module “Integrated environmental management”. The main goal of the developed masters program is to train highly qualified leading cadres, experts, professional specialists and consultants with contemporary knowledge and skills in the field of the territory management, regional planning, spatial planning, environmental management and their provision with information. The main target group of the program are the practitioners in the field of the regional and spacial planning, working in the central and local administrations, the structures of the civil society and the business.
closeMinistry of Agriculture and Forests
www.mzgar.government.bg/mz_eng/default.aspmore...The official webpage of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests offers information about various agricultural and forest activities, policies and related documents. Among these is the section on development of rural areas.
The information here includes donor programmes and projects; World Bank projects; and agro-environment and less-favoured areas.
The “Official documents” section of MAF webpage provides access to the National Strategy Plan for Rural Development.
Special part of the webpage is dedicated to organic farming and information registers of certification entities and organic-agricultural producers.
closeMinistry of Economy and Energy
www.mi.government.bg/eng/index.htmlmore...The section “Regulatory documents” of the Ministry of Economy and Energy website provides access to a list of legislative acts among which the Energy Efficiency Act and Energy Act are listed.
There is information about Small and Medium Enterprises, integration, privatization, trade and industry, and detailed link section.
closeMinistry of Economy and Energy: Renewable Energy Sources Portal Website
www.mi.government.bg/eng/geoterm.htmlmore...The website is supported by “Energy Efficiency and Environmental Protection" Directorate at Ministry of Economy and Energy.
The information presented includes legislation and projects related to renewable energy in Bulgaria as well as description of Renewable Energy sources.
closeExecutive Environmental Agency
nfp-bg.eionet.eu.int/ncesd/eng/about.htmlmore...The EEA is in charge of the National System of Environmental Monitoring and its subsystems. In addition EEA issues periodical and annual bulletins for the state of environment, carries out analyses and assessments of the environmental state, creates and maintains ecological map data bank, develops modern technological solutions on the base of Remote Sensing and GIS for Spatial visualization, organizes national and international exchange of bibliographic information on environment.
The web site includes publications, bulletins, information on projects and services, legislation and useful link section.
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