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The Ecological Committee voted for the scandalous draft law "On Forest Management" – UPG
The Ecological Committee voted for the scandalous draft law "On Forest Management" – UPG

The draft law cancels the OVD procedure for continuous sanitary felling for areas of less than 10 hectares

Bilychanskyi forest finally returned to Kyiv – Klitschko
Bilychanskyi forest finally returned to Kyiv – Klitschko

The forest was planned to be built

Environmental activists oppose draft law No. 9516 "On effective forest management"
Environmental activists oppose draft law No. 9516 "On effective forest management"

Eco-activists demand that people's deputies reject draft law No. 9516

Cut down trees and new fields: results of the first inspection of the Chornobyl zone
Cut down trees and new fields: results of the first inspection of the Chornobyl zone

The inspection materials were sent to law enforcement agencies

Forest with Red Book plants is being illegally destroyed near Kyiv – KECC
Forest with Red Book plants is being illegally destroyed near Kyiv – KECC

Environmentalists appealed to the prosecutor's office and called for the foresters to be punished

Ukrainian forests plan to plant 200 million trees a year
Ukrainian forests plan to plant 200 million trees a year

Seedlings of invasive species in new forests will make up less than 1%

300 illegal landfills found in forests of two regions of Ukraine
300 illegal landfills found in forests of two regions of Ukraine

It will not be possible to solve the problem of forest littering in 2024-2025

An entrepreneur who embezzled UAH 3 million from forestry programs will be tried in Zakarpattia
An entrepreneur who embezzled UAH 3 million from forestry programs will be tried in Zakarpattia

He faces up to 12 years in prison and confiscation of property

Head of the State Forestry Agency accused of inefficiency
Head of the State Forestry Agency accused of inefficiency

In 2023, forest protection workers discovered 96 cases of illegal logging with a total volume of 72 m3

Eight forestry managers accused of large-scale illegal logging in Lviv region
Eight forestry managers accused of large-scale illegal logging in Lviv region

During 2019-2022, more than 10,000 trees were destroyed during illegal felling