The Blue Stones Natural Park (Sinite Kamani)
Project ONE
Intro
As we (Jane & Kylie) begin our preparations to walk the Kom-Emine route across Bulgaria from East to West, we wanted to introduce you to the first project being supported by the Bulgarian Biodiversity Foundation (BBF) who we are raising money for on this journey. This is just one of many projects that will be supported throughout the next year.
For context, and surprisingly protected areas only make us a very small part of the territory of Bulgaria - only 5%.
Nature conservation globally is often seen as a threat to those that wish to develop infrastructure for profit, not recognising the importance of these ecosystems to all of us.
Healthy ecosystems are important for the health and security of people - they purify the air, retain water, reduce damage from the increasing number of natural disasters.
Our mantra throughout this journey will be Humans & Nature in Harmony, however I think it's important to note that we are nature, not separate from...