NEW THRACIAN GOLD

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The New Thracian Gold Project is supporting economic growth and welfare in the Eastern Rhodopes Mountains by developing activities which combine organic farming, nature conservation and tourism. This project is carried out by the Dutch nature conservation organisations Ark and Avalon and financially supported by the Dutch Post-code Lottery in the period of 2009- 2014.

New Thracian Gold was present at the Dutch Bird Fair, the largest nature event in the Netherlands. It took place on 24 and 25 August 2013 in the Oostvaardersplassen in Lelystad. See more

 

From 4 to 25 August, seven foreigners walked on the tourist route “Sultain's Trail” (Vienna – Istanbul). Part of it goes on the TransRhodopi, the long distance route made by New Thracian Gold. See more

 

In August, a new foal was born in the herd of the wild horses Tarpans in the Eastern Rhodopes. The newborn Nachko and his mother Nupta are doing very well. This is the third newborn this year in the Tarpan heard in the Eastern Rhodopes. See more

 

Recently, the first Fallow deer have been released from the temporary enclosure near the village of Tintyava in the Eastern Rhodopes. The released animals are doing well and started to  explore the area around the enclosure and the water sources in the neighbourhood. See more

 

“The Wild World of the Eastern Rhodopes" photo expo is now in the Nature Park Belasitsa, Southwestern Bulgaria. You can see it in the Directorate of the Park (the village of Kolarovo, 14, Belasitsa Str.) every working day from 9 to 17,30 till September 15th. See more

 

Farmhopping – an online platform connecting conventional and organic farms directly with the consumers in the cities, provides to the organic and in conversion producers of the New Thracian Gold network in the Eastern Rhodopes a perfect opportunity for further developing theirs sales. See more

 

Young nature-lovers from Haskovo, Kardzhali and Burgas region took part in the Educational Nature Conservation Academy “Madzharovo 2013”at Nature Information and Conservation Center “Eastern Rhodopes” from 4 to 9 August 2013.  See more

 

You have less than a month to participate in the NTG contests „Eastern Rhodopestaste the wild nature: 1: for the most interesting travel story and 2: for the best photo. Read more

 

Organic and in conversion producers form the New Thracian Gold network are invited to participate in the Festival of traditional foods, crafts and living “Culinary heritage of Thrace" on 6 and 7 September 2013 in Ivaylovgrad. See here the program (in Bulgarian). Read about more events in the Eastern Rhodopes on NTG Calendar.

 

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ТHE NEW THRACIAN GOLD - 6600 Kardzhali, Post box 153
www.newthraciangold.com
тел.: +359 361 54 497
Dimitar Simitchiev ( assistant ): dim_sim@abv.bg
Iva Toncheva ( project PR ):
iva.tontcheva@taofes.eu; +359 884266804

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Vladislav Popov (organic agriculture)
vpopov_bg@yahoo.com, +359 887788412
Mihaela Kircheva (alternative tourism)
mihaela_kircheva@abv.bg, +359 887831026
Hristo Hristov (natural grazing and wilderness)
grifonvul@abv.bg, +359 886059917
Stefan Avramov (biodiversity)
sga@escom.bg, +359 886605410