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The Ministry of Environment will conduct an environmental assessment of the national waste management plan until 2033
The Ministry of Environment will conduct an environmental assessment of the national waste management plan until 2033

The national plan envisages a reduction in household waste disposal volumes by up to 30%

Great Britain will help restore the forests and reserves of Ukraine damaged by the war
Great Britain will help restore the forests and reserves of Ukraine damaged by the war

It will take 80 years to restore the burnt forests of Ukraine

Power plant to be built in Spain to convert wind and wave energy into hydrogen
Power plant to be built in Spain to convert wind and wave energy into hydrogen

The grant agreement will be a catalyst for accelerated implementation of the technology.

200 kg of amber seized from Rivne region deputy and his accomplices – black diggers
200 kg of amber seized from Rivne region deputy and his accomplices – black diggers

Amber was mined in the Rivne Reserve and the Klesiv Forest with the help of environmentally hazardous soil leaching

The participants of COP28 could not agree on the abandonment of fossil fuels
The participants of COP28 could not agree on the abandonment of fossil fuels

A coalition of more than 100 countries supported the abandonment of fossil fuels

Nature reserves helped restore the population of a rare flower in the Kyiv region – ecologists
Nature reserves helped restore the population of a rare flower in the Kyiv region – ecologists

In Holosiivsk National Park in 2022, numerous populations of the blackened and exposed sleeper were found

Customs officers prevented the export of illegal timber worth UAH 6 million per year in Transcarpathia
Customs officers prevented the export of illegal timber worth UAH 6 million per year in Transcarpathia

In 11 months of 2023, customs officers seized more than 550 cubic meters of wood and 1,680 kg of fuel briquettes

Agreements at COP28 are not enough to limit warming to 1.5°C – IEA
Agreements at COP28 are not enough to limit warming to 1.5°C – IEA

Emissions by 2030 will be reduced by only 30% of the required 43%

Ukraine joined the international climate club
Ukraine joined the international climate club

Club members together represent more than 55% of the world economy

Mediterranean countries have agreed on key steps towards a green transition
Mediterranean countries have agreed on key steps towards a green transition

The EU and 21 countries agreed on the economic progress of the region without deterioration of the environment

At COP28, Ukraine proposed an "aggressor pays" mechanism to compensate for climate damage
At COP28, Ukraine proposed an "aggressor pays" mechanism to compensate for climate damage

Emissions of greenhouse gases during war should be the responsibility of the initiator of the aggression