Environment — latest ecology news

Flowers and sewage instead of ecology: how Zhytomyr region spends its eco-tax funds
Flowers and sewage instead of ecology: how Zhytomyr region spends its eco-tax funds

Communities in the region use eco-tax revenue to resolve their municipal issues

In Volyn, they're looking into some bold construction on forest land
In Volyn, they're looking into some bold construction on forest land

The Polissya Forestry Office blames its predecessors and calls the modern structure a gazebo

Fires, pollution and "traditional" deforestation – a digest of eco-crimes of the week
Fires, pollution and "traditional" deforestation – a digest of eco-crimes of the week

Among the criminals are MPs, officials, entrepreneurs and simply those who are "not indifferent" to making money from destroying nature

50 hectares of forest cut down in Donetsk region: former forestry director and her subordinates to stand trial
50 hectares of forest cut down in Donetsk region: former forestry director and her subordinates to stand trial

The DSP "Kharkivlisozahist" is also involved in the crime, having carried out a fictitious survey of the sanitary condition of the trees

Due to a breach at a distillery, an international highway in the Ternopil region was flooded with waste
Due to a breach at a distillery, an international highway in the Ternopil region was flooded with waste

Sludge flowed out of the plant for hours, poisoning fields and flooding roads

Police ignore, foresters conceal: why it is difficult to combat illegal logging
Police ignore, foresters conceal: why it is difficult to combat illegal logging

Activists from LIiS identified 33 cases of this crime, but law enforcement agencies opened only seven cases

Court orders police to open case against Ministry of Economy following complaint by environmental activists
Court orders police to open case against Ministry of Economy following complaint by environmental activists

Environmentalists seek to hold Ministry officials accountable for tree felling in national parks

In Volyn, nearly 20,000 hectares of forests and lakes were given to a brokerage firm
In Volyn, nearly 20,000 hectares of forests and lakes were given to a brokerage firm

Previously, the Kovel Forestry Enterprise of the State Enterprise "Forests of Ukraine" refused to maintain these lands

Permits for poachers, deforestation, and pollution: a digest of environmental crimes
Permits for poachers, deforestation, and pollution: a digest of environmental crimes

Officials continue to cover up the destruction of Ukrainian forests

Logging under power lines? Why Ukraine's Forestry Agency will inspect the Runa mountain pasture in winter
Logging under power lines? Why Ukraine's Forestry Agency will inspect the Runa mountain pasture in winter

Surveying snow-covered forests will not provide reliable information. Activists call this a sham to cover up future logging

Oil development under Morshyn nature reserves: little-known company wants to buy special permit
Oil development under Morshyn nature reserves: little-known company wants to buy special permit

The firm may be linked to individuals involved in criminal proceedings by the BEB

Top Ukrainian environmental disasters and crimes in 2025
Top Ukrainian environmental disasters and crimes in 2025

These include large-scale fires, pollution of the Black Sea, and the shockingly brazen destruction of forests