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Transcarpathia to force the forest farm to pay UAH 5.4 million for forest frauds
Transcarpathia to force the forest farm to pay UAH 5.4 million for forest frauds

The logging ticket did not indicate that this plantation needed urgent cutting

Officials will be tried for "forest scams" worth 5 million hryvnias in Transcarpathia
Officials will be tried for "forest scams" worth 5 million hryvnias in Transcarpathia

The official signed and issued a logging ticket, which provided for a type of logging that did not actually exist

The Kharkiv police opened a case against officials for building an estate in a forest park
The Kharkiv police opened a case against officials for building an estate in a forest park

The perpetrators violated Article 364 of the Criminal Code on abuse of power or official position

EIA under martial law: has it been possible to reduce the pressure on business?
EIA under martial law: has it been possible to reduce the pressure on business?

Despite minor positive changes, in general, businesses and public organizations still have many objections to the EIA procedure

Eco-activists suspected the Cabinet of Ministers of facilitating the forests privatization in 2 regions
Eco-activists suspected the Cabinet of Ministers of facilitating the forests privatization in 2 regions

The approval of the Cabinet of Ministers is required for the transfer of forestry lands to private ownership with a change in their purpose

The EU promised to help Ukraine in a quick green reconstruction after the war
The EU promised to help Ukraine in a quick green reconstruction after the war

The European Union will support Ukraine's European integration efforts

The Security Service of Ukraine caught forestry officials for speculation. Video
The Security Service of Ukraine caught forestry officials for speculation. Video

Violators disguised their activities as needs for of the army

Obolonsky Island was saved from privatization in Kyiv
Obolonsky Island was saved from privatization in Kyiv

A landscape park Dnieper Islands should be created on Obolonsky Island

The potential head of the Karpatsky National Park is suspected in corruption
The potential head of the Karpatsky National Park is suspected in corruption

The National Park has not had a permanent director since 2019

A well-known businessman uses Strilets' Deputy for lobbying – mass media
A well-known businessman uses Strilets' Deputy for lobbying – mass media

A single state-owned enterprise will take control of all forests and, after corporatization, will lease them out

Luhansk shame: eco-activists criticized the plan to restore Ukraine's nature
Luhansk shame: eco-activists criticized the plan to restore Ukraine's nature

Environmentalists turned to the European Commission with their own proposals regarding priority measures for nature protection