Important Plant Areas in Bulgaria

The IPAs identified in Bulgaria. For an interactive
map enter the data zone on the right hand column.
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Text by Peev D., Petrova A., Spiridonov J., Meshinev T., Apostolava I., Tzoneva S., Valjovska N.,
Kaneva Z.

Bulgaria covers an area of almost 111,000 km² with extensive mountain and forest areas of the Rhodope, Rila, Pirin and Stara Planina ranges, and a coastline along the Black Sea. Bulgaria borders Serbia, FYR of Macedonia, Greece, Turkey and Romania, and has three biogeographic zones, the Alpine, Continental, and Black Sea.

Bulgaria has a high level of mountain endemics and limited range species, with large expanses of deciduous and coniferous forest, including unique areas of endemic pine forests. Bulgaria is due to accede to the EU in 2007 and is a member of the Council of Europe.

IPA summary statistics

Total number of IPA: 114

IPA national team

National coordinating organisation: Institute of Botany, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

National coordinator: Dimitar Peev