File:Restored habitats in Bulgaria’s Lake Atanasovsko.jpg

English: The Atanasovsko Lake, shown in this image acquired by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites on 16 June 2022, is part of the Burgas lakes complex, one of the three most significant wetlands for congregations of waterfowl along the Bulgarian Black Sea coast. It is home to unique biodiversity and became a Natura2000 site in 2006. A disastrous flood which happened in 2010 destroyed water management facilities in the Atanasovsko Lake area, changing its hydrological and hydro-chemical conditions and disrupting the local environment. The Salt of Life Project, started in 2012, successfully contributed to the restoration of a satisfactory conservation status of the coastal lagoon habitat of the Atanasovsko Lake, for the benefit of the targeted bird species who have now repopulated the area. The data provided by the Copernicus Sentinel satellites and thematic services make it possible to extract vital information on the state of implementation of European policies, including those relating to the monitoring of water quality and the protection of critical biodiversity sites.