Forests — latest ecology news

Photo – The government has adopted a number of environmental decisions on timber circulation and environmental monitoring
The government has adopted a number of environmental decisions on timber circulation and environmental monitoring

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

Photo – Forestry reform: corruption is being centralized, logging is being increased many times over
Forestry reform: corruption is being centralized, logging is being increased many times over

As part of the reform, the government seeks to increase profits from the sale of wood

Photo – SBI exposes officials who gave forest land to private sand quarry
SBI exposes officials who gave forest land to private sand quarry

As a result, the state suffered losses of more than UAH 5.5 million

Photo – Reforming logging: the Cabinet of Ministers has created another threat to the Ukrainian environment
Reforming logging: the Cabinet of Ministers has created another threat to the Ukrainian environment

The government can turn reshaping sawmills into a way to mass-harvest commercial timber

Photo – Experts name top 6 reasons for illegal logging not related to war
Experts name top 6 reasons for illegal logging not related to war

They emphasized that the negative impact of large-scale invasion on biodiversity extends far beyond the front lines

Photo – Ecologists save forest and Geonaut cave from development in Kyiv region
Ecologists save forest and Geonaut cave from development in Kyiv region

Another court case of ecoactivists ended with a positive decision

Photo – New bill will allow deforestation with 2400% profitability – investigation
New bill will allow deforestation with 2400% profitability – investigation

They are trying to destroy the only existing system of control over sanitary felling of the forest