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137 sites with potential illegal logging added in the Carpathians over the quarter
137 sites with potential illegal logging added in the Carpathians over the quarter

Specialists will conduct their field research

The head of the forest farm appropriated land and property worth UAH 3 million
The head of the forest farm appropriated land and property worth UAH 3 million

At least 4 other people are involved in the arrangement

Investigation into the extent of felling in the Carpathians: the response of the state-owned enterprise has appeared
Investigation into the extent of felling in the Carpathians: the response of the state-owned enterprise has appeared

The reaction of both sides of the conflict was almost instantaneous

Elusive "black loggers" visit the "Lany" tract in Ivano-Frankivsk region every month
Elusive "black loggers" visit the "Lany" tract in Ivano-Frankivsk region every month

Environmentalists only note violations, and criminals continue to cut down

Cutting down trees in the Chernobyl reserve: workers were fined 510 UAH
Cutting down trees in the Chernobyl reserve: workers were fined 510 UAH

Violations in the exclusion zone are systematic in nature and meager fines will not stop them

Ecocommittee of the Verkhovna Rada scheduled a meeting on October 17: agenda
Ecocommittee of the Verkhovna Rada scheduled a meeting on October 17: agenda

People's deputies will work with two documents

The head of a national park in Bukovina got burned for a bribe of $65,000 
The head of a national park in Bukovina got burned for a bribe of $65,000 

Now he faces 8 to 12 years in prison with confiscation of property

Almost 10% of all forests in the Carpathians have been cut down in 20 years – media
Almost 10% of all forests in the Carpathians have been cut down in 20 years – media

This is the area of ​​Kyiv, Kharkiv, Odesa, Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk and Ternopil combined

Parliament increased responsibility for the destruction and illegal cutting of forests
Parliament increased responsibility for the destruction and illegal cutting of forests

They will also be punished for illegal harvesting of reeds that caused significant damage

TOP-7 most high-profile deforestation cases for October 3-9
TOP-7 most high-profile deforestation cases for October 3-9

Officials cheerfully report on the successful reformation of the forest industry, but numerous cases published by the prosecutor's offices of various regions throughout the country testify to the opposite