Forests — latest ecology news
The most damaging crime is illegal use of subsoil resources
Parliamentarians request that all Carpathian highlands be granted protected status
Neither the construction project nor the methodology for calculating the losses from tree felling were presented to the deputies
The institution does not want to take responsibility for creating the reserve, shifting this responsibility to the Transcarpathian Regional State Administration
According to calculations by the State Environmental Inspection, losses to the state amounted to over UAH 10 million
The existing problems have been significantly exacerbated by the full-scale war
The document prioritizes economic needs over the preservation of Ukrainian forests
Among the violations are illegal construction in a national park and on forest fund lands
Environmental activists see the document as a concession for development in the Carpathians and commercial logging
Hundreds of pine trees with a diameter of up to one meter were cut down, passing them off on paper as "maple shrubs
Forestry workers themselves organize criminal schemes, often involving private entrepreneurs to sell illegal raw materials
Outdated fines may exceed the profits from illegally felled trees