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Hidden speed cameras, barriers and stepped-up enforcement operations: how Ukraine is tackling off-road driving
Hidden speed cameras, barriers and stepped-up enforcement operations: how Ukraine is tackling off-road driving

Driving 1 km in an off-road vehicle through a nature reserve could cost an offender over 60,000 UAH, with the vehicle being confiscated

Ukraine is simplifying logging regulations to increase timber harvests — Ministry of Economy
Ukraine is simplifying logging regulations to increase timber harvests — Ministry of Economy

The review concerns the approval of sanitary felling and the simplification of the process for issuing felling permits

MEPs have criticised the construction of wind farms in the Ukrainian Carpathians
MEPs have criticised the construction of wind farms in the Ukrainian Carpathians

The EU has called for land of lesser value than primary forests and unique ecosystems to be selected for such projects

The Verkhovna Rada has finally published the text of Bill No. 15386 on the establishment of the ETS
The Verkhovna Rada has finally published the text of Bill No. 15386 on the establishment of the ETS

The document has already been submitted to the environmental committee for consideration without any consultation with stakeholders

The battle over the park in Bucha has come to an end: the Supreme Court has not extended the developers’ contract
The battle over the park in Bucha has come to an end: the Supreme Court has not extended the developers’ contract

People even had to physically fight off the thugs posing as lumberjacks, as a result of which some locals were injured

Target: 1 million tonnes of bioethanol per year: Ministry of Economy to support regulatory changes
Target: 1 million tonnes of bioethanol per year: Ministry of Economy to support regulatory changes

The industry currently produces up to 200,000 tonnes of the substance, although it has the production capacity to double that volume

EcoPolitic presents a nationwide review of the use of the eco-tax
EcoPolitic presents a nationwide review of the use of the eco-tax

Local authorities draw up their own environmental programmes as they see fit, often including measures that are open to interpretation

The draft bill on the ETS is being pushed through without any debate or public disclosure of the document itself
The draft bill on the ETS is being pushed through without any debate or public disclosure of the document itself

Industry experts provided a great many comments on the previous version, but it is not known whether these were taken into account

From 1 July, all petrol sold at petrol stations must contain 10 per cent bioethanol: why is this necessary?
From 1 July, all petrol sold at petrol stations must contain 10 per cent bioethanol: why is this necessary?

This should reduce emissions from the transport sector and bring Ukraine’s standards closer to those of Europe

A single national register of domestic cats, dogs and ferrets is being set up in Ukraine
A single national register of domestic cats, dogs and ferrets is being set up in Ukraine

In future, digital veterinary passports will be created on the basis of the register and integrated into Diya