Natura 2000 ecological network Protected zone under the Habitats Directive - BG0001030 "Rodopi - West"

Included in the list of protected zones adopted in 2007 with an area of 272851,4 ha, of which 4145,03 ha are in Bansko Municipality. Subject of conservation are 42 habitat types, 4 plant species, 15 invertebrate species, 5 species of amphibians and reptiles, 3 fish species and 17 mammal species. The zone partially overlaps with protected area BG0002063 "Western Rhodopes" for the conservation of wild birds.