Major achievements
With the establishment of the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds we set the foundations of modern nature conservation in Bulgaria.
The major events in the Society’s history by year:
1988
1988
The first CSO for nature conservation in the modern history of Bulgaria
1989
1989
Organized field conservation activities
1990
1990
Saker falcon nest guarding
1991
1991
Launch of the Important Bird Area Programme – the basis for the future Natura 2000 network
1992
1992
Partners of BirdLife International
1993
1993
We saved the Dalmatian pelican colony in Srebarna Reserve from extinction
1994
1994
The first big international projects of the BSPB – Poda and the Eastern Rhodope Mountains
1995
1995
Contribution to the first strategic documents for nature conservation of the Bulgarian government
1996
1996
The first Management Plan for a protected territory in Bulgaria
1997
1997
Bulgaria’s Vice-president Todor Kavaldzhiev became the first honorary member of the BSPB
1998
1998
The BSPB hosted an international forum of an expert group of IUCN / Wetlands International
1999
1999
Protecting our national parks
2000
2000
Nature around Me Writing Competition
2001
2001
Involvement for the Bulgarian Biodiversity Act
2002
2002
A crucial point in the preservation of Kresna Gorge
2003
2003
Proposal to declare a nature park in Belassitsa Mountain
2004
2004
The first GIS data base for nature territories
2005
2005
The BSPB is actively involved in forest conservation
2006
2006
Declaring protected areas for birds
2007
2007
The first Atlas of Breeding Birds in Bulgaria
2008
2008
Helping our colleagues abroad
2009
2009
The BSPB started the first LIFE+ Programme project in Bulgaria, funded by the EU
2010
2010
The Ministry of Interior and the State Prosecutor together against wildlife crimes
2011
2011
First case of arresting an egg collector in Bulgaria
2011-2012
2011-2012
The most comprehensive study of bird migration in Bulgaria
2012
2012
Installing the first diverters in Bulgaria
2013
2013
First occupants of man-made nests
2014
2014
A second ‘Green Oscar’ for the BSPB
2015
2015
The best of the best
2016
2016
A second Dalmatian pelican colony in Bulgaria!
2017
2017
Antennae on sousliks
2018
2018
30th birthday!
2019
2019
Helping the white stork
2020
2020