Ban to enter the forests and why it is forbidden in Zakarpattia

Ban to enter the forests and why it is forbidden in Zakarpattia shutterstock
Katerina Belousova

The Council's decision is necessarily

In the Zakarpattia region, in order to avoid fires in ecosystems, it was forbidden to enter the forests by cars and other vehicles, except for transit routes.

This decision was taken by the Defense Council of the region, reports press service Zakarpattian State Administration.

The material explained that almost every day rescuers put out fires in natural ecosystems. Most of these fires are caused by high air temperature or human carelessness or negligence.

The Zakarpattian State Administration drew attention to the fact that the decision of the Council is mandatory for implementation by local executive bodies, local self-government bodies, enterprises, institutions and organizations located on the territory of the region, citizens.

We will remind in Ukraine for 4 months of war 43% of fires occurred due to the fault of irresponsible Ukrainians who committed 30,205 arsons. Even during the war, the country remained the absolute leader in Europe in terms of the number of fires of dry vegetation.

As EcoPolitic previously reported, in Zakarpattia, in the Mukachevo district, on July 1 grass piles destroyed 0.7 ha of wheat on private allotments and another 7 hectares of dry vegetation of this pasture.

Related
Hundreds of hectares of new woodland are to be created on degraded land in the south and east of Ukraine
Hundreds of hectares of new woodland are to be created on degraded land in the south and east of Ukraine

They have promised not to touch the steppe areas so as not to harm the intact ecosystems

This week’s round-up of environmental crimes: deforestation, hunting in nature reserves and pollution
This week’s round-up of environmental crimes: deforestation, hunting in nature reserves and pollution

A scheme has been uncovered in the Volyn region through which pine trees were illegally felled, resulting in losses of over 15 million hryvnias

Forestry corruption: 11 people have been arrested as part of the State Bureau of Investigation’s ‘Green Shield’ special operation
Forestry corruption: 11 people have been arrested as part of the State Bureau of Investigation’s ‘Green Shield’ special operation

The estimated amount of damage caused stands at 65.7 million hryvnias, although the investigations are still ongoing

In Kharkiv, the authorities have backed the creation of a nature reserve near Osnovyansky Lake
In Kharkiv, the authorities have backed the creation of a nature reserve near Osnovyansky Lake

At the same time, signatures are being collected for a petition to the city council calling for the establishment of a nature reserve