Forests — latest ecology news
![In Frankivsk region, ex-officials of the forestry will be judged for cutting down for UAH 100 million](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/shutterstock_1931158139-500x334.jpg)
Officials issued permits for logging in the territory of the national park, which has not been part of the forestry for 20 years
![In September, the first public hearings on the EIA under the new rules will be held](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/5514320B-4FD2-400F-BA31-EAD675D7C8A8-500x313.jpeg)
OVD will apply to mining, logging, construction of a power line and a gas station
![A forest was saved from a large-scale fire in Poltava Oblast](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/shutterstock_428499538-500x334.jpg)
It is forbidden to visit the forests of Poltava Oblast due to extremely high fire danger
![In Kyiv, the forest was turned into a dump with huts for the homeless. Photo](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/AE8BBAEF-E159-4421-8AA3-AE05B9FE8E83-500x313.jpeg)
Darnitsa regional state administration and public utilities urged to clear the forest of debris
![Forests mutilated by illegal amber mining will be restored in the Rivne region](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/B35A45F2-7EA3-4282-971E-7AF9360E09DE-500x313.jpeg)
In the region, "black" amber diggers damaged more than 4.5 thousand hectares of forest
![The head of one of the offices of "Forests of Ukraine" was suspected of embezzling 15 million UAH](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/shutterstock_1079678285-500x334.jpg)
The official's property was seized
![In the Nikolaev area the fire captured 20 hectares of wood. Photo and video](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/0AFE1F69-61AE-4535-80F6-74DDE6D382FD-500x313.jpeg)
This is the second fire in the forest in the last two days
![A man illegally cut down a forest in the Volyn region](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/photo2023-08-1110-36-17-2-e1691748557115-500x372.jpg)
Based on this fact, criminal proceedings were initiated under Art. 246 and 263 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine
![How Russian invaders destroy Ukrainian forests: map](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/shutterstock_2169952707-500x281.jpg)
There is a significant loss of forest cover on an area of 5,141 hectares located in the territories occupied since February 24, 2022
![Black loggers were caught red-handed near Kyiv](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/31F7A2DE-6E59-4F67-8B1D-8DAA31E9A5D7-500x313.jpeg)
Violators are suspected of destroying 20 m3 of wood in another part of the forest
![Hurricane damaged 1,000 hectares of Ukrainian forests](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/B1127EBA-218F-408C-8477-D6282056FDD6-500x313.jpeg)
Forests in Kyiv and Zhytomyr regions received the greatest damage.
![A criminal scheme of foresters worth 2 million UAH was exposed in Bukovina](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/570D8F90-01A2-4D38-BCA4-FF2FD3F8A75E-500x313.jpeg)
Perpetrators face up to 10 years in prison