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In Kharkiv, forests are being destroyed and attempts are being made to seize a lake to expand a quarry, according to environmental activists.
In Kharkiv, forests are being destroyed and attempts are being made to seize a lake to expand a quarry, according to environmental activists.

Public hearings are scheduled to take place in December to decide the fate of Osnovyansky Lake. The community is calling for publicity

Between sarcasm and despair: how the environmental community assesses the first 100 days of the unified Ministry of Economy
Between sarcasm and despair: how the environmental community assesses the first 100 days of the unified Ministry of Economy

Experts and environmental activists warn: the agency is failing miserably to strike a balance between economic and environmental interests

Restore the Ministry of Ecology: Ukrainian environmental organizations have made public their demands to parliamentarians
Restore the Ministry of Ecology: Ukrainian environmental organizations have made public their demands to parliamentarians

During its existence, the merged ministry has not carried out a single reform and, at the same time, has ceased to act as a safeguard against the adoption of harmful laws

Destruction of trees in national parks: environmental activists appeal to the Prosecutor General's Office
Destruction of trees in national parks: environmental activists appeal to the Prosecutor General's Office

Fifteen nature reserve institutions received unlimited logging limits during the wild animal breeding season

A canal instead of a river: eco-activists defended the preservation of rivers in Zhytomyr region from farmers' actions
A canal instead of a river: eco-activists defended the preservation of rivers in Zhytomyr region from farmers' actions

Agricultural enterprise destroyed rivers under the guise of land reclamation reform

Heavy metal filter: the banks of Zaporizhia's "Red River" are overgrown with willows
Heavy metal filter: the banks of Zaporizhia's "Red River" are overgrown with willows

Willow trees "work" as natural accumulators of toxic substances, which will clean up the soil near Sukha Moskovka in the future

The second experimental eco-control point was opened in Uman
The second experimental eco-control point was opened in Uman

The energy sector must prevent environmental crimes rather than simply punish those who have already caused damage

The silent death of birds: an ecologist talks about the risks of reed cutting and the inaction of environmental officials
The silent death of birds: an ecologist talks about the risks of reed cutting and the inaction of environmental officials

The sharp "spears" of cut reeds, hidden under water, become a deadly trap for birds

Construction of two mini-hydroelectric power plants in Kalyny prohibited by decision of the Transcarpathian Court of Appeal
Construction of two mini-hydroelectric power plants in Kalyny prohibited by decision of the Transcarpathian Court of Appeal

People will finally be able to stop taking turns on the old dam, but they are also considering a worse-case scenario

Destruction of steppe to create forest: environmentalists concerned about afforestation in Chernihiv region
Destruction of steppe to create forest: environmentalists concerned about afforestation in Chernihiv region

A 5-hectare steppe area is being artificially converted into a forest, threatening the biome and rare plants.

Seven more windmills are planned to be built in the Runa valley: the last untouched area is under threat
Seven more windmills are planned to be built in the Runa valley: the last untouched area is under threat

A company from the Wind Farms Group has already started the EIA procedure

The first environmental control point in Ukraine has been launched in Zhytomyr region
The first environmental control point in Ukraine has been launched in Zhytomyr region

The project aims to ensure more effective detection of violations that harm the environment