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Voting for the scandalous bill on sanitary felling failed – Zheleznyak
Voting for the scandalous bill on sanitary felling failed – Zheleznyak

The day before, environmentalists again called on the public to appeal to elected officials with the demand not to support this document

Experts pointed to the corruption component in issuing permits for emissions into the atmosphere
Experts pointed to the corruption component in issuing permits for emissions into the atmosphere

They turned to the government, the State Regulatory Service and the Office of the President with a proposal to resolve the problem

The loudest corruption scandals in the ecosphere of 2024
The loudest corruption scandals in the ecosphere of 2024

The vast majority of them relate to the forest industry

Former SEI official suspected of illegal enrichment of almost UAH 20 million
Former SEI official suspected of illegal enrichment of almost UAH 20 million

He faces from 5 to 10 years of imprisonment

Accomplices conducting fake sanitary felling exposed in Zakarpattia region
Accomplices conducting fake sanitary felling exposed in Zakarpattia region

They can be behind bars for up to 6 years

SE "Forests of Ukraine" continues to buy cars in batches and added electric bicycles
SE "Forests of Ukraine" continues to buy cars in batches and added electric bicycles

Foresters claim that they purchased only the "necessary minimum"

Activists were shocked by the plans for felling in the Carpathian National Park
Activists were shocked by the plans for felling in the Carpathian National Park

They criticized the directorate of this object of the nature reserve fund and appealed to the Ministry of Environment in this regard

A third of wood in Ukraine is harvested illegally – experts
A third of wood in Ukraine is harvested illegally – experts

Despite the increase in the number of open and investigated cases related to illegal cutting of trees, the number of serious sentences remains insignificant

Prosecutors returned 629 hectares of forest land to the community
Prosecutors returned 629 hectares of forest land to the community

Their value is almost UAH 270 million

Officials of the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone exposed for using special vehicles for their own needs
Officials of the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone exposed for using special vehicles for their own needs

They have already been accused of other violations with a corruption component based on the results of inspections by state auditors

SE "Forests of Ukraine" already buys the 142nd car in six months, – people's deputy Zheleznyak
SE "Forests of Ukraine" already buys the 142nd car in six months, – people's deputy Zheleznyak

The main forest management enterprise of the country was included in the column of the people's elected official with the hashtag #дівнизакупівли