site.btaWWF Expert: Bulgaria Shows Reluctance in Implementation of EU's Nature Protection Legislation

The designation of protected areas does not in itself provide the necessary protection for biodiversity, Dobromir Dobrinov, an expert on policies and legislation at the wildlife conservation organization World Wildlife Fund (WWF), said in an interview with BTA on Sunday. The full range of measures provided for by the two directives on birds and habitats need to be applied in these areas, he added in connection with the celebration of the European day of ecological network "Natura 2000".