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The Public Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation into a timber-processing plant in Volyn, which operated for years without an environmental permit and poisoned people
The Public Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation into a timber-processing plant in Volyn, which operated for years without an environmental permit and poisoned people

The company is linked to a former Member of Parliament

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Weekly round-up of environmental crimes: billions in losses from mineral resources, forests and pollution
Weekly round-up of environmental crimes: billions in losses from mineral resources, forests and pollution

In two instances, business owners felled thousands of trees on leased land without permission

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A lake in a nature reserve in Volyn is turning into a marsh. Locals are blaming the tenant, who is a member of parliament
A lake in a nature reserve in Volyn is turning into a marsh. Locals are blaming the tenant, who is a member of parliament

Back in 2021, the State Environmental Inspectorate reported that the leasing of these lands, which form part of the nature reserve fund, was unlawful

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Officials are systematically destroying Ukraine’s forests. The losses amount to nearly 250 million hryvnias
Officials are systematically destroying Ukraine’s forests. The losses amount to nearly 250 million hryvnias

At least 13,000 trees have been illegally felled

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A 1.2 billion UAH granite scam: the company’s liquidator was illegally extracting minerals
A 1.2 billion UAH granite scam: the company’s liquidator was illegally extracting minerals

The case files now comprise 74 volumes

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A traitor’s wife’s holiday on 220 hectares of state-owned forest: the State Bureau of Investigation has served six notices of suspicion
A traitor’s wife’s holiday on 220 hectares of state-owned forest: the State Bureau of Investigation has served six notices of suspicion

This refers to the ‘Vedmezha Dibrova’ hunting and leisure complex, the land for which was, in fact, acquired unlawfully

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This week’s round-up of environmental crimes: deforestation, pollution and poaching
This week’s round-up of environmental crimes: deforestation, pollution and poaching

The failure of forestry officials to fulfil their duties has led to the loss of hundreds of trees

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Quad bikes, bonfires, concerts: in Zakarpattia, a forest home to rare birds has become a hotel’s park area
Quad bikes, bonfires, concerts: in Zakarpattia, a forest home to rare birds has become a hotel’s park area

Journalists link the company to sitting MPs

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Environmental crime round-up: poaching worth millions, deforestation and pollution caused by negligence
Environmental crime round-up: poaching worth millions, deforestation and pollution caused by negligence

To dispose of waste secretly, a cheese factory in Vinnytsia used a hidden network of pipes

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Weekly round-up of environmental crimes: illegal logging worth over 100 million hryvnias, poaching and the protection of nature reserves
Weekly round-up of environmental crimes: illegal logging worth over 100 million hryvnias, poaching and the protection of nature reserves

"Forests of Ukraine" continues to pay local authorities for inadequate forest protection

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Weekly roundup of environmental crimes: battling developers, tree felling, and mineral resource theft
Weekly roundup of environmental crimes: battling developers, tree felling, and mineral resource theft

Specifically, in the Kharkiv region, authorities are seeking to impose a fine of over 100 million hryvnias on a company for the illegal extraction of loam and clay

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Residents of the Zhytomyr region took to the streets to protest against illegal logging
Residents of the Zhytomyr region took to the streets to protest against illegal logging

People consider police efforts ineffective, and suspect unscrupulous tenants of the illegal logging

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