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Police catch black logger red-handed in Volyn region
Police catch black logger red-handed in Volyn region

The violator faces up to 3 years of imprisonment

Four black loggers to be tried in Kyiv region for large-scale logging worth UAH 1.5 million
Four black loggers to be tried in Kyiv region for large-scale logging worth UAH 1.5 million

The trees were destroyed during June-July 2022

Odious Lviv businessman has a hidden villa in a protected forest
Odious Lviv businessman has a hidden villa in a protected forest

21 hectares of the Lviv forest farm were seized from the Hrynevych family

Transcarpathian builders accused of misappropriating UAH 3 million of EU forestry grants
Transcarpathian builders accused of misappropriating UAH 3 million of EU forestry grants

The perpetrators forged official documents, which indicated that the cost of the equipment was UAH 5.2 million

Permit for sand mining in a zoological reserve issued in Volyn
Permit for sand mining in a zoological reserve issued in Volyn

The development of this deposit is contrary to Law No. 2456-XII "On the Nature Reserve Fund of Ukraine"

Ukrainians will be able to control the choice of forest areas for logging
Ukrainians will be able to control the choice of forest areas for logging

This will simplify monitoring and control by the public, anti-corruption organizations and the eco-community

Border guards exposed two environmental violations per day thanks to a drone in Zakarpattia region
Border guards exposed two environmental violations per day thanks to a drone in Zakarpattia region

Violations were detected at intervals of 20 minutes

Two foresters and a Lviv resident accused of large-scale deforestation in a national park
Two foresters and a Lviv resident accused of large-scale deforestation in a national park

The trees were destroyed during June-July 2023