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Sand was stolen from the state for three years: the traffickers caused damage to the environment amounting to over 48 million UAH
Sand was stolen from the state for three years: the traffickers caused damage to the environment amounting to over 48 million UAH

Those involved in the scheme laundered illegally extracted minerals through companies under their control

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Despite assets worth 27 million hryvnias of dubious origin, the State Bureau of Investigation has closed the case against the former director of a forestry enterprise in Volyn
Despite assets worth 27 million hryvnias of dubious origin, the State Bureau of Investigation has closed the case against the former director of a forestry enterprise in Volyn

A person implicated in a case of illicit enrichment continued to work at one of the forestry offices of the state-owned enterprise ‘Forests of Ukraine’

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Digest of environmental crimes: theft of mineral resources, pollution and deforestation
Digest of environmental crimes: theft of mineral resources, pollution and deforestation

An unauthorised rubbish tip on land belonging to ‘Ukrzaliznytsia’ has cost the state nearly 86 million hryvnias

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

In the Chernivtsi region, a forestry official is to stand trial for felling trees that ‘obstructed’ the unplanned construction of a road

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The son of the former chief forester of Volyn is on trial for felling over a thousand trees
The son of the former chief forester of Volyn is on trial for felling over a thousand trees

An organised gang falsified documents and covered up the traces of the crime

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This week’s round-up of environmental crimes: the battle for valuable land, as well as deforestation and pollution
This week’s round-up of environmental crimes: the battle for valuable land, as well as deforestation and pollution

A case concerning the destruction of Lviv’s forests, involving over 112 million hryvnias, has been referred to court

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A branch of ‘Forests of Ukraine’ used a recommendation from its director to award 45 million hryvnias to a new sole trader
A branch of ‘Forests of Ukraine’ used a recommendation from its director to award 45 million hryvnias to a new sole trader

The sole trader signed their first contract with a state-owned enterprise just a few days after setting up their business

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This week’s round-up of environmental crimes: tree felling, environmental pollution and theft of mineral resources
This week’s round-up of environmental crimes: tree felling, environmental pollution and theft of mineral resources

Separately, prosecutors are attempting to return land belonging to the water, forestry and nature reserve funds to the state

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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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