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Deforestation for roads: foresters urged to abandon new routes in the Carpathians
Deforestation for roads: foresters urged to abandon new routes in the Carpathians

Activists doubt that "Forests of Ukraine" really needs them – there are no trees on the mountain pastures, but wind farms, to which blades and masts have to be delivered, are being planned

Animal protection: new working group to improve legislation in Ukraine
Animal protection: new working group to improve legislation in Ukraine

The new rules are to comply with EU standards and effectively prevent cruelty to stray, domestic and wild animals

RESILIENCE MARK 2026: teams whose solutions became exemplary practices of Ukrainian business resilience
RESILIENCE MARK 2026: teams whose solutions became exemplary practices of Ukrainian business resilience

Businesses received recognition for the value of resilient solutions adopted despite limited resources and the difficulties of long-term planning

"Fit for 55": how the EU's new plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions will work
"Fit for 55": how the EU's new plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions will work

Experts believe that discussions on approving the new policy may take at least a year

"Alibaba" to achieve carbon neutrality in its operations by 2030
"Alibaba" to achieve carbon neutrality in its operations by 2030

By 2035, the company plans to cut emissions by 1.5 gigatonnes

Ukrainian cities with the cleanest air on October 26: where it is safer
Ukrainian cities with the cleanest air on October 26: where it is safer

Zaporizhzhia and Dnipro have the dustiest air

Do you need permission to fell a tree near your home: restrictions and fines
Do you need permission to fell a tree near your home: restrictions and fines

If you cut down a tree on someone else’s land, you will have to pay a fine and compensate for the environmental damage

Digest of environmental crimes: poaching worth millions and tree felling
Digest of environmental crimes: poaching worth millions and tree felling

Meanwhile, environmental prosecutors are returning the lands of national parks and reserves to the state piece by piece

Rivers remain critically low: water abstraction restrictions have been extended for over 200 businesses
Rivers remain critically low: water abstraction restrictions have been extended for over 200 businesses

Water abstraction will resume once hydrological conditions have returned to normal, but not before the end of October

Sewage could flood the town of Vylkove in Odesa Oblast: the problem has gone unsolved for years
Sewage could flood the town of Vylkove in Odesa Oblast: the problem has gone unsolved for years

Municipal vehicles were sold for scrap, while private ones cannot operate due to problems on the part of the municipal enterprise

Oil and gas importers will not be required to report methane emissions to the EU until 2030
Oil and gas importers will not be required to report methane emissions to the EU until 2030

Political opponents of this decision accuse those in favour of the delay of playing into the hands of the oil and gas giants

The average European throws away almost 36 kg of plastic packaging a year — Eurostat
The average European throws away almost 36 kg of plastic packaging a year — Eurostat

Latvia has the highest recycling rate for this type of waste, while Denmark is at the bottom of the ranking