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Legalization of forest destruction: activists outraged by draft Cabinet resolution
Legalization of forest destruction: activists outraged by draft Cabinet resolution

Environmental activists see the document as a concession for development in the Carpathians and commercial logging

The government has approved a deferral mechanism for BAT. Maximum – seven years
The government has approved a deferral mechanism for BAT. Maximum – seven years

The transition period is available subject to justification and calculations based on the approved methodology

Industrialists caught in legislative trap regarding waste management
Industrialists caught in legislative trap regarding waste management

The business association proposes that the authorities establish a transition period lasting one and a half years

Sweden allocates over $20 million more for waste management in Ukraine
Sweden allocates over $20 million more for waste management in Ukraine

As part of pilot measures, four regions are already purchasing waste collection equipment and re-equipping landfills

Three pillars of eco-tax use in Cherkasy region – wastewater, waste, and greening
Three pillars of eco-tax use in Cherkasy region – wastewater, waste, and greening

The region's environmental programs actually finance housing and communal services and public amenities, rather than nature conservation

Environmental tax in Ukraine: fiscal burden or tool
Environmental tax in Ukraine: fiscal burden or tool

Without reforming the domestic environmental taxation system, Ukraine cannot even dream of a successful "green" transition

Timber accounting: Ukraine launches mechanism for correcting data in the Unified Electronic Database
Timber accounting: Ukraine launches mechanism for correcting data in the Unified Electronic Database

It will be impossible to change the data in the register without justification

EIA as a formality rather than an effective tool: PAEW on the report of the Accounting Chamber
EIA as a formality rather than an effective tool: PAEW on the report of the Accounting Chamber

Businesses effectively pay for the work of experts who are not registered anywhere

Personnel changes in the Ministry of Economy and Environment: Oleksandr Krasnolutskyi becomes new deputy minister
Personnel changes in the Ministry of Economy and Environment: Oleksandr Krasnolutskyi becomes new deputy minister

Oleksandr Krasnolutskyi held a similar position at the Ministry of Environmental Protection

Protect animals: UAnimals has submitted amendments to draft law No. 11328
Protect animals: UAnimals has submitted amendments to draft law No. 11328

All possible loopholes and inaccuracies must be eliminated from the document before the second reading

Water in Ukraine's river basins will be tested at over 500 monitoring points
Water in Ukraine's river basins will be tested at over 500 monitoring points

The priority is water bodies where water is taken for drinking and domestic needs