Corruption — latest ecology news
The EIA curbs the appetites of foresters and enables the public to monitor whether trees really need to be cut down
Foresters organize logging in nature reserves, underestimate the value of timber, and engage in abusive practices during auctions
In addition to unauthorized construction, the police are investigating abuse of power by officials of the Kivertsi Forestry Administration
The forestry sector has traditionally been the epicenter of abuse
The companies have already been involved in criminal proceedings, and the family of the former head of the State Forestry Agency has been searched. However, no verdict has been reached yet
The defendants in cases involving illegal logging are often not unknown "black loggers," but rather well-known forestry managers
The council's inaction may even discredit the mechanism for attracting foreign experts to supervise Ukrainian state-owned enterprises
Dmytro Shybko and his family own luxury real estate in Dnipro and Kyiv, and the official himself has already been detained for bribery
In one month in public office, the official earned more than in the whole of 2024
According to the prosecutor's office, the State Geological Service issued a special permit for subsoil use with violations
The mother and mother-in-law of the official won procurement tenders from the Kivertsi Forestry, and her husband actually manages the work
Undeclared currency equivalent to over UAH 46 million was found at the official's home