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Completed, overdue, carried over: what the Ministry of Economy’s environmental performance report for the year looks like
Completed, overdue, carried over: what the Ministry of Economy’s environmental performance report for the year looks like

Which of the department’s plans have been successfully implemented, and how many of the achievements did the merged ministry actually inherit from its predecessor?

Hidden speed cameras, barriers and stepped-up enforcement operations: how Ukraine is tackling off-road driving
Hidden speed cameras, barriers and stepped-up enforcement operations: how Ukraine is tackling off-road driving

Driving 1 km in an off-road vehicle through a nature reserve could cost an offender over 60,000 UAH, with the vehicle being confiscated

A dozen peat fires have broken out in Poltava region since the beginning of the year
A dozen peat fires have broken out in Poltava region since the beginning of the year

The number of arsons is expected to increase due to the warm climate in the fall

How to relax by the river without harming nature
How to relax by the river without harming nature

Leisure should be not only enjoyable but also responsible

Ukraine wants to increase fines for violations in the field of water protection
Ukraine wants to increase fines for violations in the field of water protection

Legislative proposals to increase fines for waste pollution and violations in protected areas are also being considered.

Fines for deadwood arsonists may increase to UAH 25 thousand: draft law registered
Fines for deadwood arsonists may increase to UAH 25 thousand: draft law registered

And for fires set by yourself in martial law or a state of emergency, you can be imprisoned for a term of 5 to 12 years

There is a proposal to strengthen criminal liability in the field of waste management in Ukraine
There is a proposal to strengthen criminal liability in the field of waste management in Ukraine

This draft law was supposed to be submitted to the Verkhovna Rada last year.

Environmentalists urged not to pick or buy primroses and reminded about fines
Environmentalists urged not to pick or buy primroses and reminded about fines

These flowers “start” the awakening of nature and feed the nectar of first insects

Court forces Sumy resident to pay a huge fine for logging in a nature reserve
Court forces Sumy resident to pay a huge fine for logging in a nature reserve

The cutting was discovered in November 2022

An illegal open-air hazardous waste warehouse was discovered in Zaporizhzhia. Photo.
An illegal open-air hazardous waste warehouse was discovered in Zaporizhzhia. Photo.

After the collapse of the hazardous waste management market, as of March 1, only 5 companies out of about 200 received licenses in Ukraine