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Title: COASTAL DUNES UNDER THREAT OF DESTRUCTION: NECESSITIES CONSERVATION AND INCLUSION INTO THE CADASTRAL MAPS AND REGISTRIES OF THE BULGARIAN BLACK SEA COAST
COASTAL DUNES UNDER THREAT OF DESTRUCTION: NECESSITIES CONSERVATION AND INCLUSION INTO THE CADASTRAL MAPS AND REGISTRIES OF THE BULGARIAN BLACK SEA COAST

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Bogdan Prodanov; Radoslava Bekova
10.5593/sgem2024/2.1/s10.31
10.5593/sgem2024/2.1
1314-2704
978-619-7603-69-9
English
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•    Prof. DSc. Oleksandr Trofymchuk, UKRAINE 
•    Prof. Dr. hab. oec. Baiba Rivza, LATVIA
Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
The coastal beach-dune systems along the Bulgarian coast are of significant ecological import, necessitating rigorous monitoring and management. Oversight and dune management inaccuracies have been recurrently identified, particularly within the Bulgarian Black Sea coast cadastral registers. This research highlights discrepancies in depositional areas, such as Asparuhovo-Varna, Byala, Burgas-South, and Poda beach-dune systems. The coastal dunes within these regions have been systematically documented through detailed geomorphological surveys. The results accentuate the urgent necessity for precise documentation and integration of these dune formations into the Specialized Cadastral Maps and Registers. Such measures are imperative to ensure the effective conservation and sustainable management of these critical coastal resources. In conclusion, the comprehensive documentation of the presented examples of coastal dune landforms with a total area of approximately 250 200 m2 in the Specialized Cadastral Registers represents a pivotal step towards ensuring the effective conservation and sustainable management of these ecologically significant habitats. Through collaborative efforts and informed governance, it is possible to strike a delicate balance between preserving natural heritage and fulfilling human needs, thereby securing the long-term viability of coastal ecosystems along the Bulgarian coast.
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The presented surveys discussed herein were supported financially by the project "Raising Public Awareness, mapping, and Reducing Anthropogenic Litter for the Protection of the Bulgarian Black Sea Beaches and Dunes" and “Citizen Science for Reducing Anthropogenic Litter on the Seabed, Beaches, and Dunes along the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast” part of the scientific research program of the DER TOURISTIK FOUNDATION, Germany
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