Digest — latest ecology news
"Forests of Ukraine" continues to pay local authorities for inadequate forest protection
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
People consider police efforts ineffective, and suspect unscrupulous tenants of the illegal logging
The "stars" of the week are foresters from the Odesa region who used intimidation to force forest workers to illegally cut down and sell trees
In Bukovina, in particular, a large-scale scheme involving the export of unaccounted-for timber was uncovered following 26 searches
The most costly crime uncovered this week was the illegal extraction of sand, amounting to nearly 750 million hryvnias
The defendant could face up to five years in prison
Illegal logging, mineral extraction, and water pollution are the most costly to the environment
Sand was extracted not at a single site, but at six locations at once
Forestry officials organized the illegal logging of more than 9,000 trees in the Carpathians
Due to a conspiracy involving the directors of transportation companies, the mayor, and the state registrar, the environment suffered losses of over 180 million hryvnias
Due to excessive levels of hazardous compounds, the soil has lost its fertility