Forests — latest ecology news
Bukovyna official organizes illegal logging in national park worth UAH 1.7 million
As punishment, he can receive up to 10 years of imprisonment
Prosecutors return UAH 50 million worth of forest land to the state in Kyiv region
They were not used for their intended purpose
Ministry of Ecology approved forest destruction for amber extraction in Rivne region – UPG ecologists
Ecoactivists are already preparing an appeal to the ministry on this issue
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
Environmental activists record another illegal logging in Biloozersky National Park
This is not the first such case
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
The SBI unmasked a criminal group that had cut down forests for more than UAH 4 million
Dealers can get up to 7 years in prison
Scandalous draft law on sanitary felling removed from the agenda of the Verkhovna Rada
Public publicity was probably one of the reasons
A scheme of illegal logging for millions of hryvnias was exposed in Bukovyna
Fraudsters face up to 10 years in prison
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
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