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Environmental integration with the EU: the key documents currently being worked on by the government
Environmental integration with the EU: the key documents currently being worked on by the government

First and foremost, this concerns an environmental strategy and a domestic emissions trading scheme

Agenda for the meeting of the Verkhovna Rada’s Environmental Committee on 15 June
Agenda for the meeting of the Verkhovna Rada’s Environmental Committee on 15 June

MPs will also discuss the conversion of "Forests of Ukraine" into a public limited company

16% of the State Forestry Agency’s forests already have protected status
16% of the State Forestry Agency’s forests already have protected status

Over the past half-century, the area of land with protected status has increased more than fourfold

Plans are in place to generate energy from biogas at a landfill site near Vinnytsia
Plans are in place to generate energy from biogas at a landfill site near Vinnytsia

The plot currently belongs to the regional forestry enterprise

Is fish more important than drinking water? Activists are calling for Bill No. 12384 to be blocked
Is fish more important than drinking water? Activists are calling for Bill No. 12384 to be blocked

The document violates the Constitution and poses a number of corruption risks

The frontline region of Kharkiv has suspended its environmental programmes due to the war. Where is the environmental tax going?
The frontline region of Kharkiv has suspended its environmental programmes due to the war. Where is the environmental tax going?

The last time funds were allocated from the ONPS fund was for the disposal of incandescent light bulbs in 2024

Ukraine has simplified the environmental impact assessment procedure for businesses in frontline communities
Ukraine has simplified the environmental impact assessment procedure for businesses in frontline communities

The processing time will be shorter, and holding public hearings will be cheaper

A national forest inventory is to be carried out in Ukraine
A national forest inventory is to be carried out in Ukraine

Around 2.9 million hectares of woodland have suffered damage of varying degrees as a result of the war

Billions down the drain for a city under fire: environmental protection, Sumy-style
Billions down the drain for a city under fire: environmental protection, Sumy-style

In 2027, Sumy plans to renovate its storm sewer system at a cost of nearly 1 billion hryvnia

Logging for power lines in the Carpathians has been suspended following the discovery of rare species
Logging for power lines in the Carpathians has been suspended following the discovery of rare species

From the outset, community environmental experts described the survey carried out prior to the felling as a sham