The Bulgarian Environmental Partnership Foundation (BEPF) is a public benefit non-governmental organisation, registered in November, 2003. BEPF is member of the Environmental Partnership for Sustainable Development Association (formerly known as the Environmental Partnership for Central Europe Consortium), which brings together 6 independent organisations from the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia to promote sustainable management of natural and cultural heritage in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe. EPSD's mission is to support change towards building sustainable local communities through civic initiatives and interinstitutional dialogue involving organisations, institutions and community members, committed to resolution of sustainable development and environmental protection issues.

BEPF supports community initiatives of grassroots and NGOs in Bulgaria to help solve problems on nature conservation and protection; awareness raising; energy efficiency, renewables and climate change promotion, and public spaces improvement.

On an annual basis BEPF announces grant programmes, e.g. Local Ecoinitiatives, Biodiversity Conservation, Greenways Development and Promotion, Flood Prevention, Energy Alternatives, and others. For the short 4-year period of its operation, BEPF has implemented 19 programmes, through which more than 1 163 260 USD have been regranted to over 170 civic entities.

Bulgarian Environmental Partnership Foundation
13, Felix Kanits Str., fl. 1
Sofia 1612, Bulgaria
tel/fax.: (+359 2) 951 54 79, 951 54 46
bepf@bepf-bg.org