Forests — latest ecology news

They are threatened with restrictions or deprivation of liberty

Violators face imprisonment from 6 to 10 years

More than UAH 35.1 million of this amount are damages from violations on the territory of the city of Kryvyi Rih

The total amount of damage identified by auditors in the Northern Pushcha State Enterprise reached a terrifying figure of UAH 264 million

In addition to illegal felling of trees, the head of the protected area is accused of exceeding official powers and of legalizing property obtained through criminal means

According to the investigators, the situation in the forest industry only worsens every year

As punishment, he can receive up to 10 years of imprisonment

They were not used for their intended purpose

Ecoactivists are already preparing an appeal to the ministry on this issue

They are aimed at combating the "gray" wood market and building a Ukrainian environmental monitoring system based on the European model

This is not the first such case