Forests — latest ecology news
Violators face imprisonment from 6 to 10 years
More than UAH 35.1 million of this amount are damages from violations on the territory of the city of Kryvyi Rih
The total amount of damage identified by auditors in the Northern Pushcha State Enterprise reached a terrifying figure of UAH 264 million
In addition to illegal felling of trees, the head of the protected area is accused of exceeding official powers and of legalizing property obtained through criminal means
According to the investigators, the situation in the forest industry only worsens every year
As punishment, he can receive up to 10 years of imprisonment
They were not used for their intended purpose
Ecoactivists are already preparing an appeal to the ministry on this issue
They are aimed at combating the "gray" wood market and building a Ukrainian environmental monitoring system based on the European model
This is not the first such case
