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The major objectives of the project were the improved institutional framework and capacity for protected areas management in Bulgaria with benefits to communities surrounding key protected sites. The program assisted the Ministry of Environment and Water in the implementation of the management plans for the Rila and Central Balkan National Parks. Significant assistance was also provided for the management planning process of the newly established Rila Monastery Nature Park. USAID support helped establish the first Protected Areas Fund in Bulgaria intended to become a sustainable tool for financing protected areas activities.