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Anthropogenic imprints, including hydromorphological pressure and illegal land use through unauthorised dumping and wastewater discharge, are various forms of human activity that often have lasting impacts on the natural environment. Despite this, integrating them into ecological assessments and water and natural resource management remains underexplored at the river basin scale. This study aims to investigate and analyse illegal dumping and pressures on freshwater resources in the Chepinska and Chepelarska River ...

Under climate change conditions, irrigation is a crucial factor for achieving sustainable yields, especially during the hot and dry summers. Irrigation possibilities and sustainability in terms of arable land determine the primary importance for the selected pilot area, as representative of agriculture in the Upper Thracian Lowland. The conditions in the region of Asenovgrad are suitable for cultivating perennial and spring crops, with irrigation water primarily supplied by the following dams: the 40 Izvora, Lenov...