1237 | 903 | Environmental protection policies in Europe | Velimira Stoyanova, Boian Koulov, Bilyana Borisova, Nikolay Rachev

In the last decades of the 20th century and at the beginning of the 21st century, the issue of protecting the environment and reducing the risk of adverse natural disasters around the world and in Bulgaria is very high on the public agenda. The purpose of this publication is to review research and policies for environmental protection and risk reduction of adverse natural disasters in Europe and Bulgaria. European environmental policy is based on the principle of precautionary measures, preventive action, and removal of pollution at its source, as well as the “polluter pays” principle. The main topics of EU environmental policy are combating climate change; biodiversity, land use, and forestry; water protection and management; air and noise pollution; efficient use of resources and creating a circular economy, sustainable consumption, and production; decreasing the use of chemicals and pesticides in agriculture.

Velimira Stoyanova, Boian Koulov, Bilyana Borisova, Nikolay Rachev
National Institute of Geophysics, Geodesy, and Geography – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
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