Forests — latest ecology news

Forests are on fire in the Chernobyl exclusion zone, but air quality in the Kyiv region remains normal for the time being
Forests are on fire in the Chernobyl exclusion zone, but air quality in the Kyiv region remains normal for the time being

The fires are thought to be linked to the effects of military operations, which have been exacerbated by the dry and hot weather

From water supply to the transformation of ‘Forests of Ukraine’: conclusions from the Eco-Committee meeting
From water supply to the transformation of ‘Forests of Ukraine’: conclusions from the Eco-Committee meeting

The State Forestry Agency is required to report regularly on the process of transforming the state-owned enterprise into a public limited company

Weekly round-up of environmental crimes: billions in losses from mineral resources, forests and pollution
Weekly round-up of environmental crimes: billions in losses from mineral resources, forests and pollution

In two instances, business owners felled thousands of trees on leased land without permission

Hostels for pollinating insects: special shelters for bees have been set up in the Kyiv region
Hostels for pollinating insects: special shelters for bees have been set up in the Kyiv region

The plan is to create around fifty sites where bees and wasps can settle

War-damaged woodland to be felled: these and other provisions of the new government decree
War-damaged woodland to be felled: these and other provisions of the new government decree

Trees felled during sanitary felling during the war will not be counted towards the felling quota

A traitor’s wife’s holiday on 220 hectares of state-owned forest: the State Bureau of Investigation has served six notices of suspicion
A traitor’s wife’s holiday on 220 hectares of state-owned forest: the State Bureau of Investigation has served six notices of suspicion

This refers to the ‘Vedmezha Dibrova’ hunting and leisure complex, the land for which was, in fact, acquired unlawfully

This week’s round-up of environmental crimes: deforestation, pollution and poaching
This week’s round-up of environmental crimes: deforestation, pollution and poaching

The failure of forestry officials to fulfil their duties has led to the loss of hundreds of trees

The case concerning the National Military Cemetery in Markhaliv Forest is back before the Supreme Court
The case concerning the National Military Cemetery in Markhaliv Forest is back before the Supreme Court

Back at the start of the year, the authority ruled that the change in the designated use of the woodland for construction purposes was unlawful