Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine — latest ecology news

The government is turning a blind eye to the destruction of nature caused by dolomite mining in the Zhytomyr region
The government is turning a blind eye to the destruction of nature caused by dolomite mining in the Zhytomyr region

Experts are convinced that, in the absence of a response from the authorities, an approach like the one in Negrebivka is likely to spread across the entire country

One of Ukraine's largest wetlands may be destroyed for peat extraction, activists say
One of Ukraine's largest wetlands may be destroyed for peat extraction, activists say

Previously, researchers at the Rivne Nature Reserve had already prepared the necessary documents to include the marsh in the nature reserve fund

Saving the water bodies of southern Odesa Oblast: what solutions is the Ministry of Economy proposing?
Saving the water bodies of southern Odesa Oblast: what solutions is the Ministry of Economy proposing?

Some of the measures involve automating the regulation of water flow from the Danube into local lakes

Stop the dismantling of environmental agencies: Activists oppose the government's plans
Stop the dismantling of environmental agencies: Activists oppose the government's plans

The government is effectively planning a haphazard merger of the functions of several agencies into hybrid agencies, repeating the fate of the Ministry of Ecology

Environmental dimension of European integration as a challenge: what practical steps is Ukraine implementing
Environmental dimension of European integration as a challenge: what practical steps is Ukraine implementing

The Ministry of Economy asserts that Ukraine is already moving closer to European standards in the waste management sector and maritime strategy

To be fixed or eliminated: what changes are needed in Ukraine’s environmental impact assessment procedure
To be fixed or eliminated: what changes are needed in Ukraine’s environmental impact assessment procedure

The European Commission and the European Parliament have repeatedly emphasized the importance of this procedure in the context of European integration

Update to Ukraine's environmental strategy: the Ministry of Economy has drafted amendments to the law
Update to Ukraine's environmental strategy: the Ministry of Economy has drafted amendments to the law

They promise to integrate environmental considerations into all economic sectors

A threat to native flora and fauna: how invasive species will be identified in Ukraine
A threat to native flora and fauna: how invasive species will be identified in Ukraine

Species not native to our country may displace local ones and take their place in the ecosystem

EIA: How Ukraine turned an environmental protection tool into a corruption feeder for officials
EIA: How Ukraine turned an environmental protection tool into a corruption feeder for officials

Why European best practices don't work as well as they should in our country