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Cleanings of natural sites are taking place all over Bulgaria Saturday in occasion of World Environment Day. Photo by BGNES
Bulgaria and countries around the globe mark Saturday, June 5, World Environment Day (WED), under the patronage of the United Nations.
In Bulgaria, the Ministry of Environment has organized several large-scale national campaigns.
Environment Minister, Nona Karadzhova, and the Mayor of Sofia, Yordanka Fandakova, are launching the events in Sofia’s South Park, and greeting volunteers. The celebrations there are organized by the Sofia City Hall and the Waste Recycling Organization.
The national mountain park Rila will hold open doors events and is organizing the cleaning of the mountain paths. Cleanings of natural sites are taking place all over Bulgaria Saturday as well.
Under the theme "Many Species. One Planet, One Future," this year’s global event celebrateS the incredible diversity of life on Earth as part of the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity.
This year’s global host, Rwanda – a country of exceptional biodiversity that has made huge strides on environmental protection – will lead the celebrations with three days of events.
Thousands of activities will also be organized worldwide, with beach clean-ups, concerts, exhibits, film festivals, community events and much more
World Environment Day is a day that stimulates awareness of the environment and enhances political attention and public action. June 5 was the daTE marking the beginning of the 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, when WED was established. The first World Environment Day was on 1973. World Environment Day is hosted every year by a different city with a different theme and is commemorated with an international exposition.
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Overnight, cloud cover will disperse and decrease to mostly clear skies across the western half of the country, while rain will persist in the eastern regions
Over the next 24 hours, a cold front will move across the country, bringing mostly cloudy skies and widespread rain
During the night, showers are expected in some areas, primarily in the western and northern regions, while the rest of the country will experience clearing skies
During the night, cloud cover will increase and thicken, with showers expected to develop from the southwest
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Over the next 24 hours, expect cloudy skies with rainfall across the eastern half of the country, where precipitation may be intense in some areas. Meanwhile, the western half will see clouds clearing during the day, becoming mostly sunny
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