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Project name: The Global Environmental Fund Facility

Start date: FY 1996

End date: FY 2000

Project description:
The project strengthened the Government of Bulgaria’s overall environmental management capacity by focusing on biodiversity conservation at the local and national level, and created a national setting in which eco-tourism could be expanded as a significant source of income for the inhabitants of the targeted areas. Among the most noteworthy project accomplishments are development and passage of the Protected Areas Act and the development of two national park management plans (Central Balkan and Rila National Park).

Implementer: Associates in Rural Development

Funding: $4,200,000