Illegal damage and threat of destruction of the Kresna Gorge, Bulgaria – complaint summary
Official document | 12 July 2017
This is a summary of a complaint to the EU Commission that was lodged to save the protected Bulgarian Kresna Gorge from a destructive motorway that received EU funding. It alleges that the construction of the controversial motorway is already breaking EU nature laws, and warns that completing the final section through Kresna Gorge nature reserve would be catastrophic for protected animals and plants in the region.
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The NGOs party to the complaint are: Friends of the Earth Europe, CEE Bankwatch Network, Za Zemiata/Friends of the Earth Bulgaria, BALKANI Wildlife Society, Green Policy Institute, Centre for Environmental Information and Education, School for Nature Vlahi
Theme: Transport
Location: Bulgaria
Project: Kresna Gorge / Struma motorway, Bulgaria
Tags: EU Habitats Directive | Kresna | Natura2000 | biodiversity
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