Corruption — latest ecology news
![Officials of the State Enterprise “Forests of Ukraine” overpaid 3 million UAH of state funds for cell phones](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/dbr-povidomilo-pro-pidozru-posadovcyam-dp-lisi-ukraini-yaki-zakupili-mobilni-telefoni-za-zavishhenimi-cinami-3-500x349.jpeg)
They now face up to 12 years behind bars
![CEO of the State Enterprise “Forests of Ukraine” arranged a private estate with 80 hectares of forests, – media](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/vorota-do-volodin-bolohovcya-u-ivangorodi-500x268.webp)
The managers of the forest farms decided to turn a blind eye to this
![ARMA accused the office of “Forests of Ukraine” of fraud for UAH 224 million: what foresters said](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/shutterstock_83887951-500x333.jpg)
The reaction of officials was almost instantaneous
![Law enforcement officers visit the department of environmental protection of the Kyiv City State Administration](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/gazon-na-Obolonskomu-ostrovi-e1737122041201-500x250.jpg)
Inspections of units of the Kyiv City State Administration and communal enterprises have already become permanent
![Environmental violations with the greatest damage for January 11-17. Digest](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/nelegalnij-poligon-vidhodiv-e1737118795738-500x250.jpg)
Several cases have already reached the court
![Ukrainian experts have developed a national risk assessment of controlled wood: what is known](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/shutterstock_1789280429-500x334.jpg)
Work on the document lasted 6 months
![Forests of Ukraine awarded a contract for UAH 1 billion to a little-known company with the highest price – media](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/shutterstock_717005518-500x334.jpg)
Experts talk about possible non-transparent agreements
![Ex-director of the branch of the SE "Forests of Ukraine" accused of creating a business empire at the expense of the state](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/shutterstock_1923479201-500x319.jpg)
In particular, he leased state property for next to nothing
![Head of the KCSA Department “got burned” on bribes for emission permits](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/korupcioner-rizanij-500x250.jpeg)
He worked together with three accomplices
![Director of Berehove forestry earns hundreds of thousands on illegal timber trade – media](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/nezakonna-derevina-3-e1733996699188-500x250.jpg)
Journalists claim that the suspect has two criminal cases
![Officials of Bilozerka National Park face fourth criminal case in a year](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/rubka-kolodi-derev-e1733828769368-500x251.jpg)
The change of the head of the institution did not improve the situation with the violations that ecoactivists continue to record
![Ukrainian foresters have learned to circumvent the new state system of logging control – media](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/forest_1-1024x409-1-e1732884787494-500x245.webp)
The State Forestry Agency does not see this as a problem