Environment — latest ecology news

Unique springs in Volyn have dried up. Locals blame former MP's company
Unique springs in Volyn have dried up. Locals blame former MP's company

Residents believe that illegal drilling of wells led to the drop in water levels

Environmental results: what made 2025 memorable
Environmental results: what made 2025 memorable

The main focus in both Ukraine and the EU has been on finding a balance between the economy and the environment, while the main challenge for global climate policy has been the radical change in the US position

Preserving Ukraine's stone steppe: environmentalists call for inventory and protection of virgin lands
Preserving Ukraine's stone steppe: environmentalists call for inventory and protection of virgin lands

The banks of steppe rivers are home to dozens of endangered species

Failures and achievements in Ukrainian environmental policy in 2025
Failures and achievements in Ukrainian environmental policy in 2025

A series of decisions by Ukrainian officials runs counter to European environmental priorities

Tens of millions on timber, seizure of protected lands – a digest of environmental crimes
Tens of millions on timber, seizure of protected lands – a digest of environmental crimes

The defendants in cases involving illegal logging are often not unknown "black loggers," but rather well-known forestry managers

Controversial wind farms in Transcarpathia: parliamentary committees insist on environmental impact analysis
Controversial wind farms in Transcarpathia: parliamentary committees insist on environmental impact analysis

Committees recommend conducting an "environmental inventory" of all investment projects for the construction of wind farms in Transcarpathia

Asbestos in demolition waste: how Ukraine can safely dismantle and dispose of rubble
Asbestos in demolition waste: how Ukraine can safely dismantle and dispose of rubble

The country still lacks an effective asbestos management system

Criminal deputy, drainage of ponds, tree felling – digest of environmental crimes
Criminal deputy, drainage of ponds, tree felling – digest of environmental crimes

Among the violations are also attempts to appropriate protected lands

A draft of the main document on biodiversity conservation was presented in Ukraine
A draft of the main document on biodiversity conservation was presented in Ukraine

The document contains 23 strategic tasks for nature conservation and restoration, taking into account the Ukrainian context

How Ukrainians themselves are inviting "revenge from the Carpathians" through jeeping and thoughtless construction
How Ukrainians themselves are inviting "revenge from the Carpathians" through jeeping and thoughtless construction

A consumerist attitude towards mountains can result in natural disasters

Millions of trees cut down and ponds destroyed – a digest of environmental crimes from EcoPolitics
Millions of trees cut down and ponds destroyed – a digest of environmental crimes from EcoPolitics

Land in the mountains, forests, and on the coast remains a tempting target for violators

Ukrainian peatlands and wetlands are planned to be granted special status
Ukrainian peatlands and wetlands are planned to be granted special status

A resolution prohibiting the commercial use of wetlands is currently being drafted