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Environmental activists see a corruption scheme in the destruction of the Markhaliv forest
Environmental activists see a corruption scheme in the destruction of the Markhaliv forest

They claim that officials of one of the ministries and the directorate of the military memorial cemetery are involved in it

Environmental damages worth UAH 250 million: forestry officials in Prykarpattia will be tried
Environmental damages worth UAH 250 million: forestry officials in Prykarpattia will be tried

They can receive up to 7 years of imprisonment and fines of up to 1,000 tax-free minimum incomes of citizens

Prosecutors report 3 cases of illegal logging in a week
Prosecutors report 3 cases of illegal logging in a week

They are at different stages of the proceedings

Voting for the scandalous bill on sanitary felling failed – Zheleznyak
Voting for the scandalous bill on sanitary felling failed – Zheleznyak

The day before, environmentalists again called on the public to appeal to elected officials with the demand not to support this document

The factors that significantly worsen the situation with forest cutting in Ukraine
The factors that significantly worsen the situation with forest cutting in Ukraine

In most cases, they are related to changes in legislation

Accomplices conducting fake sanitary felling exposed in Zakarpattia region
Accomplices conducting fake sanitary felling exposed in Zakarpattia region

They can be behind bars for up to 6 years

SE "Forests of Ukraine" continues to buy cars in batches and added electric bicycles
SE "Forests of Ukraine" continues to buy cars in batches and added electric bicycles

Foresters claim that they purchased only the "necessary minimum"

Law enforcement officer who organized illegal felling of trees to be tried in Mykolaiv region
Law enforcement officer who organized illegal felling of trees to be tried in Mykolaiv region

He and his accomplices face restrictions or deprivation of liberty for up to 5 years

A third of wood in Ukraine is harvested illegally – experts
A third of wood in Ukraine is harvested illegally – experts

Despite the increase in the number of open and investigated cases related to illegal cutting of trees, the number of serious sentences remains insignificant

The armed criminal group black loggers will be tried in Zaporizhzhia
The armed criminal group black loggers will be tried in Zaporizhzhia

For almost a year and a half, they destroyed protective plantations on the territory of the Zaporizhzhia district