Environment — latest ecology news
In two instances, business owners felled thousands of trees on leased land without permission
Offenders may face administrative and criminal liability
At least 13,000 trees have been illegally felled
The case files now comprise 74 volumes
The failure of forestry officials to fulfil their duties has led to the loss of hundreds of trees
The Regional State Administration even went so far as to break the law by failing to provide either comments or approval of the applications
To dispose of waste secretly, a cheese factory in Vinnytsia used a hidden network of pipes
"Forests of Ukraine" continues to pay local authorities for inadequate forest protection
The UN is calling for a reduction in emissions and a shift towards clean energy technologies
Only 6% of the funds were spent on biodiversity conservation
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