Forests — latest ecology news

Among the polluters of nature, an entrepreneur from Kyiv who burned tyres instead of recycling them "stood out"

The aspen forests covered 37 hectares and were a rarity for the steppe ecosystem

Activists doubt that "Forests of Ukraine" really needs them – there are no trees on the mountain pastures, but wind farms, to which blades and masts have to be delivered, are being planned

Meanwhile, environmental prosecutors are returning the lands of national parks and reserves to the state piece by piece

The council was not even shown an environmental impact assessment, and local residents complain that their wells and outbuildings ended up on land to be handed over to the investor

They have promised not to touch the steppe areas so as not to harm the intact ecosystems

A scheme has been uncovered in the Volyn region through which pine trees were illegally felled, resulting in losses of over 15 million hryvnias

The estimated amount of damage caused stands at 65.7 million hryvnias, although the investigations are still ongoing

At the same time, signatures are being collected for a petition to the city council calling for the establishment of a nature reserve

The company even acquired more than 32 hectares of woodland under an easement, but the court saw no grounds for returning it to the state

The felling of old trees leaves the undergrowth unprotected, which could threaten the survival of primeval forests

Most of the crimes uncovered involve foresters implicated in illegal logging, the embezzlement of public funds and negligence, which is causing damage to the forests