At the invitation of the NGO “Green Strandzha” the Via Pontica Foundation, , which has built and maintains the Ecopark for Biodiversity and Alternative Tourism “Vaya”, took part in an international conference “Presentation of Good Practices for Waste Management and Reduction in the Black Sea Basin”, under the project: “Marine and River Litter Elimination New...
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World Wetlands Day – a Holiday of the Ecopark for Biodiversity and Alternative Tourism “Vaya”
World Wetlands Day is celebrated every year on February 2, the day the Wetlands Convention was adopted in 1971 in the Iranian city of Ramsar. The event aims to raise global awareness of the vital role of wetlands for humans and the planet. Wetlands are areas where water covers the soil or is present in...
The Brushwood Pool: A Refuge for Salamanders and Other Amphibians
Amphibians are among the most threatened groups of animals in the world. They need both clean water in which to breed and moist, shady shelter on land in which to live for the rest of the year. When one of the two is missing, they disappear – quietly and almost unnoticed. In 2020 one of...
Horseback Riding in Nature Is Offered by Vaya Ecopark
A magical place near Burgas offers a bunch of opportunities for alternative tourism. 15 minutes from the noise of the city, the visitors to Ecopark Vaya have direct access to nature as we must preserve it. Even a simple walk to this little-known place, which is located right next to Bourgas, can charge everyone with...
Birdwatching Hides – on Water and on Land
Lake Burgas is home to nearly 270 bird species, and during migration and wintering more than 100,000 waterbirds gather here. Lying on the Via Pontica migration route, the lake is one of the most important birdwatching sites in Bulgaria. Naturally, bird lovers, photographers and scientists come here. But birdwatching requires one basic condition: the birds...
The River Crayfish and the Lake Crayfish – Indicators of Clean Water
The river crayfish and the lake crayfish are natural inhabitants of Bulgaria’s rivers, lakes and marshes. Once widespread, today they are increasingly rare – because of water pollution, habitat destruction and diseases brought in with foreign crayfish species. Where crayfish still live, the water is clean. Their presence is therefore one of the most reliable...
Young Burgas Citizens Inspired Celebrated World Wetlands Day 2020
Today, 02/07/2020, at the Flora Exposure Center Burgas, the Via Pontica Foundation together with the Municipality of Burgas and RIEW Burgas opened...
Young Burgas Citizens Inspired Celebrated World Wetlands Day 2020
Today, 02/07/2020, at the Flora Exposure Center Burgas, the Via Pontica Foundation together with the Municipality of Burgas and RIEW Burgas opened...
Vaya Ecopark Annually Becomes a Haven for Various Species of Birds Affected by Poaching
Екопаркът за биоразнообразие и алтернативен туризъм "Вая" е разположен край едноименното езеро "Вая"...








