Environment — latest ecology news
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
The "stars" of the week are foresters from the Odesa region who used intimidation to force forest workers to illegally cut down and sell trees
This should help protect ecosystems that are vital for climate resilience and biodiversity
Residents complained about the logging of healthy forests and the loss of drinking water in the community
Brazil is an example of how, with political will, deforestation can be significantly reduced
While institutions are trying to figure out who to hold accountable, the logging continues, with no way to track its scale or the effectiveness of efforts to stop it