For a country who has seen a fair bit of drought in the past I was surprised to see they are considering the construction of 26 new golf courses. Check out these stories here, and here to see the motivation behind this artificial golf boom.
A little background info, here's Bulgaria.
This map demonstrates just one of the key contributing factors to drought in the region, historical precipitation deficit.
The reason for me pointing this out is to demonstrate how our industry is still making mistakes, and these mistakes reflect on the whole, even those who are going above and beyond industry standards to preserve fresh water. I hope that Bulgaria learns from the experiences in Australia, Spain, Greece, America and Canada.
For a country who has seen a fair bit of drought in the past I was surprised to see they are considering the construction of 26 new golf courses. Check out these stories here, and here to see the motivation behind this artificial golf boom.
A little background info, here's Bulgaria.
This map demonstrates just one of the key contributing factors to drought in the region, historical precipitation deficit.
The reason for me pointing this out is to demonstrate how our industry is still making mistakes, and these mistakes reflect on the whole, even those who are going above and beyond industry standards to preserve fresh water. I hope that Bulgaria learns from the experiences in Australia, Spain, Greece, America and Canada.
The European Golf Association, in collaboration with the Golf Environment Organisation and The R&A, has produced a new report on golf and the environment, find it here.
The EGA hopes the report, Guidance For National Golf Federations, which highlights the issues that are affecting national golf federations, will encourage governing bodies to take a proactive and positive lead on environmental sustainability. My initial impression is that its very honest and takes a sincere concern about environmental issues facing the industry.
I've only browsed the report, but I'll be updating this post with my impressions once I get the chance to evaluate it's contents.
The European Golf Association, in collaboration with the Golf Environment Organisation and The R&A, has produced a new report on golf and the environment, find it here.
The EGA hopes the report, Guidance For National Golf Federations, which highlights the issues that are affecting national golf federations, will encourage governing bodies to take a proactive and positive lead on environmental sustainability. My initial impression is that its very honest and takes a sincere concern about environmental issues facing the industry.
I've only browsed the report, but I'll be updating this post with my impressions once I get the chance to evaluate it's contents.
