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Kaliakra. “beautiful end of the land”. The approved SPA is smaller than the IBA by 1/3 of its land area. 460 investment projects 22.8% of the IBA area 42% of the SPA area 364 - approved or proposed after 1 .1.2007. 28 windfarm projects 200 wind turbines. Windfarm INOS 1 Ltd. 2005
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Kaliakra “beautiful end of the land”
The approved SPA is smaller than the IBA by 1/3 of its land area
460 investment projects 22.8% of the IBA area 42% of the SPA area 364 - approved or proposed after 1 .1.2007
28 windfarm projects 200 wind turbines
Windfarm INOS 1 Ltd 2005 Wind-measurement tower
Out of 114 IBA: • 90 designated as SPAs • All approved as SPA, but six – significantly reduced: • Kaliakra • Rila • Pirin • Central Balkan • Lomovete • Western Rhodopes • More than 60 face immediate threats • Windfarms • House/hotels construction • Golf courses • Open extraction industry • Problems: • No real spatial planning • Easy change of landuse • No proper SEA of plans and programmes • No proper EIA procedures • Projects allowed without EIA • Projects submitted on pieces • No assessment of alternatives and • Cumulative impact • International finances against nature values • Weak MoEW and lack of political wish Complaint 2007/4850 – infringement opened Complaint 2008/4260 – infringement opened Complaint 2008/4461 – under evaluation Press the EU to ensure that EU law is followed and open infringement proceedings against Bulgaria re Kaliakra