One year on from the abolition of the Ministry of the Environment: an assessment of promises, results, decisions and failures

We’re checking whether the ‘mega-ministry’ experiment has stood the test of reality

An environment without a voice: why the environmental community is calling for the reinstatement of a separate ministry

A year of the ‘mega-ministry’ in operation has shown that the environment has lost its own voice, its staff and its political clout at precisely the moment when the challenges have become unprecedented

“As soon as we recognise that an animal is not an object but a living being with feelings, everything will fall into place,” — Yaroslava Koba

The war has changed not only people, but also their attitude towards those who cannot defend themselves

One year on from the abolition of the Ministry of the Environment: an assessment of promises, results, decisions and failures

We’re checking whether the ‘mega-ministry’ experiment has stood the test of reality

An environment without a voice: why the environmental community is calling for the reinstatement of a separate ministry

A year of the ‘mega-ministry’ in operation has shown that the environment has lost its own voice, its staff and its political clout at precisely the moment when the challenges have become unprecedented

“As soon as we recognise that an animal is not an object but a living being with feelings, everything will fall into place,” — Yaroslava Koba

The war has changed not only people, but also their attitude towards those who cannot defend themselves

The third draft bill on the NETS (No. 15386-1): what the authors and experts are saying about it

Let’s take a look at how this document differs from the previous two

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A dedicated solar power plant saves half the electricity used by a bakery in Zaporizhzhia

At the same time, the company has replaced some of its vehicles with electric cars

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A wind farm will be completed on the Runa mountain pasture despite the efforts of environmental activists: the Ministry of Economy has put an end to the matter

Despite all the promises, wind farms continue to be built, with compliance with EIA requirements being questionable

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The organisers of illegal off-road tours in Yaremche obstructed the work of the environmental inspectorate

This was the city’s response to the work carried out by environmental inspectors and the police to identify offenders

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Protecting the Carpathians and the response to the petition: the Ministry of Economy held a meeting with activists

Despite all the promises, wind farms continue to be built, albeit with questionable compliance with environmental impact assessment requirements

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A scorching round-up of world news: records in Asia, fires in Europe and America

Instead of helping Canada, which is in the grip of wildfires, the US is threatening to raise tariffs on the country due to the smoke from the forest fires

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A gift to polluters: EU experts criticise the watering down of the EU ETS

The environmental community believes that political pressure has outweighed economic and market realities

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The Supreme Court has upheld the Protasov Yar nature reserve’s status

The case brought by the developer has been closed

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Another bill concerning the NETS has been tabled in the Rada without any fuss or debate

Just as with Bill No. 15386 two weeks ago, this came as a complete surprise to the stakeholders