Albena SIMEONOVA is vice chair of the Bulgarian Green Federation. She is also the founder of the Union of Democratic Forces and the Bulgarian Green Party in Botevgrad. Prior to this, she was the executive director of the Foundation for Environmental Education and Training. She was awarded the 'Goldman' environmental prize in 1996 for outstanding environmental achievement in Europe and in 1997 was one of 25 women leaders who received the UNEP environmental award, '25 years UNEP.'