The team

Volen Arkumarev, PhD

Project manager and main focal point for BSPB
Secures and oversees high quality, timely and effective delivery of the project within the budget foreseen. Builds and maintains operational project team. Maintains close communication with Project Coordinators of associated beneficiaries. Organizes the meetings and reports to the Project Steering Group; directly communicates and reports to the External NEEMO Monitor and CINEA.

Mobile: +359 887093547
E-mail: volen.arkumarev@bspb.org

Manuela Murdzheva

Project Administrator
Overall administration and financial reporting of the rpoject.

Mobile: +359 878 599 385
E-mail: manuela.murdzheva@bspb.org

Milena Ivanova

Communications officer
Responsible for the coordination and implementation of the communication activities in the frame of the project

Mobile: +359 878 599 352
E-mail: milena.ivanova@bspb.org

Anton Stamenov

Conservation officer
Coordinates the research and conservation activities in Bulgaria

Dimitar Gradinarov

Bird-crime Officer
Activities againt wildilfe crime in Bulgaria, and capacity building in this field. Support the reasearch and conservation activities

Hristina Klisurova

GB Project coordinator
Main focal point for Green Balkans. Coordinating project implementation on behalf Green Balkans and PR.

E-mail: hhristova@greenbalkans.org

Ivaylo Klisurov

Field Assistant
Work on the field - researching, monitoring, coordination with the stakeholders and local people, participation in the project meetings meeting

E-mail: iklisurov@greenbalkans.org

Vasilena Dakova

Techincal assistant
In charge of documentation and primary preparation of the administrative and financial accounting of the project.

E-mail: vdakova@greenbalkans.org

Ciprian Fântână

SOR Technical coordinator
Main focal point for SOR.Coordinates the project implementation in the southern part of Romania. Supervises all scientific and conservation activities of the Romanian project team.

E-mail: ciprian.fantana@sor.ro

Judit Veres-Szászka

SOR Conservation officer
Coordinates all scientific and conservation activities in the southern part of Romania. Works in data management, monitoring and fieldwork.

E-mail: judit.veres@sor.ro

Mihaela Simion

SOR Communications officer
Coordinates and implement all the communication activities in Romania. Works with the project team on the implementation of the joint communication activities.

E-mail: mihaela.simion@sor.ro

Cătălina Pantilie

SOR Economist
Administration and financial reporting

E-mail: catalina.pantilie@sor.ro

Yordan Koshev, PhD

Coordinator and Senior therologist
Plan and coordinates the research and the conservation activities related to the target species of small mammals (Romanian hamster and European ground squirrel)

E-mail: bgsouslik@gmail.com

Maria Kachamakova, PhD

Expert terriologist
Participate in the planning and implementation of the research and the conservation activities related to the target species of small mammals (Romanian hamster and European ground squirrel)

E-mail: maria.n.kachamakova@gmail.com

Maria Koubadinska

UHAB Project coordinator
Coordinating project implementation on behalf of UHAB, conduction of legal research and analysis.

E-mail: maria.koubadinska@gmail.com

Lubomir Stefanov

UHAB Biology expert
Research, evaluation and analysis of biodiversity conservation policies related to the project scope, conduction of meetings with the local hunting associations.

E-mail: lubo_stefanov@abv.bg

Dennis Wansink

Chair, project coordinator

E-mail: dennis.wansink@thehabitatfoundation.org

Dick Bekker

Expert terriologist

Mobile: +31 6 17490488
E-mail: dick.bekker@zoogdiervereniging.nl

Responsible for transfer and adaptation of best practices and lessons learned from Europe;
Coordination of volunteers

Dr. Henri Thomassen

Assistant Professor
Scientific advice, genetic and toxicological analyses, habitat mapping, ecosystem functioning

E-mail: henri.thomassen@uni-tuebingen.de

The team

Bulgarian society for protection of birds

Volen Arkumarev, PhD

Manuela Murdzheva

Milena Ivanova

Anton Stamenov

Dimitar Gradinarov

Green Balkans

Hristina Klisurova

Ivaylo Klisurov

Vasilena Dakova

Romanian Ornithological Society

Ciprian Fântână

Judit Veres-Szászka

Mihaela Simion

Cătălina Pantilie

Institute of biodiversity and ecosystem research

Yordan Koshev, PhD

Maria Kachamakova, PhD

Union of hunters and anglers in Bulgaria

Maria Koubadinska

Lubomir Stefanov

The Habitat Foundation

Dennis Wansink

Dick Bekker

Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen

Dr. Henri Thomassen