"Forest Protection Station - Sofia invests in equipment, means and technologies for preventing and limiting the spread of pests and diseases"

Bulgarian forests fulfill many economic, ecological and social functions of particular importance for the development of the country. This project has been developed to respond to the growing need for reliable forecasting and adequate forest management with an emphasis on protecting forests from disease, insect pests and other biotic and abiotic damage. The project is aimed at improving preventive activities to limit damage in forest areas caused by insect pests, diseases and natural disasters within the territorial scope of the Forest Protection Station - Sofia. 173 stationary sites are monitored on the territory of the station to determine the quantitative and qualitative indicators of the insect pest population and their state of health and to determine the type, size and extent of diseases of the tree vegetation and the damage. On the basis of the data obtained, the trends in the development of individual pests are established. In order to achieve the set goals it is envisaged to perform a complex of the following activities: 1) Purchase of laboratory and other specialized equipment for stationary and mobile laboratory and 2) Purchase of tools and technologies for conducting specialized observations to prevent the occurrence of calamity and epiphythmia; control of population numbers. The main result of the implementation of the activities and the project as a whole will be the improvement of the quality of the tested samples in laboratory conditions; preparing precise prescriptions for the implementation of the respective forest protection measures; prevention of the occurrence of calamatitis and epiphytis, as well as control of the population of insect pests and natural disasters. The project will be implemented within 18 months by a selected external contractor under the PPL.

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