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Based on Decision № 201 from 28.02.2013 g. City Council Strumyani - Blagoevgrad, the Mayor – Mr. Emil Iliev has applied for accession to the Municipal Association of Municipal Forests.
The authorized representative of the Municipality, the General Assembly designated the Mayor – Mr. Emil Iliev, and deputy – Mr. Valentine Stamenov – responsible for forests of the municipality. In accordance with the provisions of the Forest Act to be developed to Business plan for the management and utilization of forest areas of Sandanski, which 1500 ha. Formal acceptance will be by special decision of the forthcoming Sixth General Assembly of the Association of 11 April 2013. g. in Stara Zagora.
With Strumyani newcomers in recent 12 months municipalities are 8, and members of the AOG are already 54.

“Forest and we” is the motto of Forest Week, which will be held from 1 to 7 April, this year for the 89th time.
On the upcoming celebration in the Regional Directorate of Forestry – Stara Zagora, held a press conference the results of conservation and forest management in the region.
CEO of AOG – Eng. Tihomir Tomanov, participate in the conference and briefed journalists attending the Association's activities, which brings together and organizes local good governance and management of their forests. Ing. Tomanov presented the goals and objectives, the organization, relating to the management of municipal forest areas nationwide. From 20 municipalities – founding of the Association in 2008 Mr., now, nearly five years later, Association unites 53 municipalities with a total area of ​​forest areas over 260 000 ha. Particularly emphasized the good cooperation with the Regional Directorate of Forestry – Stara Zagora, which facilitated the creation of its territory outside the capital office of the Association.
On behalf of the Board and the President personally Association of Municipal Forests – Mr. Zhivko Todorov – Mayor of Stara Zagora, Eng. Tomanov special greetings and thanked the Director of Stara Zagora Department of Forestry – Eng. Peter Zayakov, for assistance.

On 21 March, during the press conference, given by the Minister of Agriculture and Food - Prof. Ivan Stankov, the results of the consultation in the Council of Ministers for Agriculture of the European Union on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) over a period 2014-2020 g. CEO of AOG – Eng. Tomanov, reported, the Federation of European forest communities (FECOF), which AOG is an active member, continues to cooperate with the European institutions in their efforts, aimed at greater autonomy for the forest policies of the CAP, both within the Union, and within countries - members.
Ing. Tomanov expressed expectations of municipalities forest owners, new programming period to create conditions for better absorption of EU funds, provided to assist municipalities in forest management and carrying out various activities in their.