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A former district administrator from Zakarpattia ‘forgot’ to declare houses, businesses and cars worth nearly 10 million hryvnias
A former district administrator from Zakarpattia ‘forgot’ to declare houses, businesses and cars worth nearly 10 million hryvnias

We’re talking about a car repair workshop, a café and even a house built right on the forestry commission’s land

Monitoring
Dead souls in the forestry sector: law enforcement officers have uncovered hundreds of fictitious employees
Dead souls in the forestry sector: law enforcement officers have uncovered hundreds of fictitious employees

According to sources, the State Bureau of Investigation is continuing its work to document the crimes

Monitoring
Wind turbines are being installed on the Runa mountain pasture in the Carpathians, despite promises from the Ministry of Economy — activists
Wind turbines are being installed on the Runa mountain pasture in the Carpathians, despite promises from the Ministry of Economy — activists

The destruction of high-altitude meadows continues, and some of the sites where rare plants used to grow have already been destroyed

Monitoring
Ghost companies ‘carry out’ contracts worth billions of hryvnias for ‘Forests of Ukraine’ – auditors
Ghost companies ‘carry out’ contracts worth billions of hryvnias for ‘Forests of Ukraine’ – auditors

Some companies have allegedly planted millions of trees without having a single employee

Monitoring
This week’s round-up of environmental crimes: tree felling, environmental pollution and theft of mineral resources
This week’s round-up of environmental crimes: tree felling, environmental pollution and theft of mineral resources

Separately, prosecutors are attempting to return land belonging to the water, forestry and nature reserve funds to the state

Monitoring
A severe storm has destroyed over 400 hectares of woodland in the Volyn and Rivne regions
A severe storm has destroyed over 400 hectares of woodland in the Volyn and Rivne regions

Pine stands were the worst affected

Monitoring
Forests are on fire in the Chernobyl exclusion zone, but air quality in the Kyiv region remains normal for the time being
Forests are on fire in the Chernobyl exclusion zone, but air quality in the Kyiv region remains normal for the time being

The fires are thought to be linked to the effects of military operations, which have been exacerbated by the dry and hot weather

Monitoring
From water supply to the transformation of ‘Forests of Ukraine’: conclusions from the Eco-Committee meeting
From water supply to the transformation of ‘Forests of Ukraine’: conclusions from the Eco-Committee meeting

The State Forestry Agency is required to report regularly on the process of transforming the state-owned enterprise into a public limited company

Government
Weekly round-up of environmental crimes: billions in losses from mineral resources, forests and pollution
Weekly round-up of environmental crimes: billions in losses from mineral resources, forests and pollution

In two instances, business owners felled thousands of trees on leased land without permission

Monitoring
To combat off-road driving in Ukraine, there will be more raids and inspections in nature reserves
To combat off-road driving in Ukraine, there will be more raids and inspections in nature reserves

Offenders may face administrative and criminal liability

Government
Hostels for pollinating insects: special shelters for bees have been set up in the Kyiv region
Hostels for pollinating insects: special shelters for bees have been set up in the Kyiv region

The plan is to create around fifty sites where bees and wasps can settle

Monitoring
War-damaged woodland to be felled: these and other provisions of the new government decree
War-damaged woodland to be felled: these and other provisions of the new government decree

Trees felled during sanitary felling during the war will not be counted towards the felling quota

Government