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National park privatized: court orders return of Tsuman Forest lands to state
National park privatized: court orders return of Tsuman Forest lands to state

Prosecutors had to appeal to the court of appeals to defend the plots

Digest of eco-crimes of the week: sentence for seizing the Dnipro riverbank, logging, and pollution
Digest of eco-crimes of the week: sentence for seizing the Dnipro riverbank, logging, and pollution

A man was sentenced to three years in prison for illegally building a recreation area on the shore of the Kremenchuk Reservoir

Impunity for logging worth 16 million hryvnias: court acquits former head of national park and his accomplices
Impunity for logging worth 16 million hryvnias: court acquits former head of national park and his accomplices

Unique oak trees over a century and a half old were damaged in the crime

Sanitary felling for healthy trees? Experts surveyed areas for felling
Sanitary felling for healthy trees? Experts surveyed areas for felling

The condition of trees has been artificially downgraded in all areas, which indicates abuse by forest users

Forest reform leads to the decline of small communities in Bukovina
Forest reform leads to the decline of small communities in Bukovina

Woodworking assets are going bankrupt, and budget revenues have fallen threefold

Four years of ecocide: Russia has caused damage to Ukrainian nature amounting to almost 6.4 trillion hryvnia
Four years of ecocide: Russia has caused damage to Ukrainian nature amounting to almost 6.4 trillion hryvnia

Due to the enemy, Ukraine does not control 20% of its forests and nature reserves

In 2026, 3,000 hectares of new forests will appear in the Carpathians
In 2026, 3,000 hectares of new forests will appear in the Carpathians

In total, approximately 6.7 million coniferous and deciduous tree seedlings will be planted

Digest of eco-crimes of the week: hotel complex in the forest and the struggle for national park lands
Digest of eco-crimes of the week: hotel complex in the forest and the struggle for national park lands

In Zakarpattia, the head of the forestry department "did not notice" the construction and full operation of a hotel and recreation complex in the forest

A US company illegally destroyed a unique forest in Australia. Compensation – almost $40 million
A US company illegally destroyed a unique forest in Australia. Compensation – almost $40 million

Jarrah forests are unique and fragile ecosystems that exist only in Australia

Prosecutors in Zakarpattia are demanding through the courts that the Carpathian primeval forests be granted protected status
Prosecutors in Zakarpattia are demanding through the courts that the Carpathian primeval forests be granted protected status

Due to its inaction, the Carpathian Forest Office is putting unique ecosystems at risk

Tens of millions of trees cut down. Foresters, forest rangers, and national park rangers involved.
Tens of millions of trees cut down. Foresters, forest rangers, and national park rangers involved.

Illegal sanitary logging caused the most damage to the environment

Green light for wind farms in the Carpathians: Ministry of Economy provides EIA conclusion on the Runa mountain pasture
Green light for wind farms in the Carpathians: Ministry of Economy provides EIA conclusion on the Runa mountain pasture

The new wind farm will have a capacity of over 150 MW, but experts believe that its construction is being carried out with violations