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The largest forest protection mechanism and other new nature conservation tools at COP30
The largest forest protection mechanism and other new nature conservation tools at COP30

The world is mobilizing funding to preserve tropical forests and will pay regions to reduce logging

Another round for the development of Runa: a forest in Transcarpathia will be surveyed for the construction of a power line
Another round for the development of Runa: a forest in Transcarpathia will be surveyed for the construction of a power line

Environmentalists remind that the EIA for the construction of wind turbines is still missing and call on the State Enterprise "Forests of Ukraine" to stop inspecting the sites

"The plundering of natural resources has reached its peak" – KECC on the former Minister of the Environment
"The plundering of natural resources has reached its peak" – KECC on the former Minister of the Environment

Under her leadership, one-tenth of all timber in Ukraine was harvested in national parks and nature reserves

Destruction of century-old trees and leasing of protected land – a digest of environmental crimes from EcoPolitics
Destruction of century-old trees and leasing of protected land – a digest of environmental crimes from EcoPolitics

Among the most damaging crimes are illegal mining, deforestation, and attempts to appropriate protected lands

From demining to self-growing forests: Ukraine presented forest restoration projects at COP30
From demining to self-growing forests: Ukraine presented forest restoration projects at COP30

Due to Russian aggression, Ukraine has lost 20% of its forest land

In Kharkiv, forests are being destroyed and attempts are being made to seize a lake to expand a quarry, according to environmental activists.
In Kharkiv, forests are being destroyed and attempts are being made to seize a lake to expand a quarry, according to environmental activists.

Public hearings are scheduled to take place in December to decide the fate of Osnovyansky Lake. The community is calling for publicity

Carbon anti-record: CO2 emissions in 2025 will amount to 38.1 billion tons
Carbon anti-record: CO2 emissions in 2025 will amount to 38.1 billion tons

Carbon concentration in the atmosphere in 2025 will be 52% higher than pre-industrial levels

Between sarcasm and despair: how the environmental community assesses the first 100 days of the unified Ministry of Economy
Between sarcasm and despair: how the environmental community assesses the first 100 days of the unified Ministry of Economy

Experts and environmental activists warn: the agency is failing miserably to strike a balance between economic and environmental interests

What are the Ministry of Economy's immediate plans for the environment: the minister shared the details
What are the Ministry of Economy's immediate plans for the environment: the minister shared the details

Priorities include greening the economy and deregulating the forestry sector

Restoring Amazon forests as compensation for emissions: Google to fund startup Mombak
Restoring Amazon forests as compensation for emissions: Google to fund startup Mombak

The agreement signed with Brazilian startup Mombak will offset the corporation's emissions of 200,000 tons of carbon

Family contracts worth 11 million hryvnia: in Polissya, the forests are looked after by relatives of a forestry official
Family contracts worth 11 million hryvnia: in Polissya, the forests are looked after by relatives of a forestry official

The mother and mother-in-law of the official won procurement tenders from the Kivertsi Forestry, and her husband actually manages the work

100 days of the expanded Ministry of Economy: how the environment became a statistic in the economic theater
100 days of the expanded Ministry of Economy: how the environment became a statistic in the economic theater

The agency praised itself, but the environmental community did not appreciate the "genius" of this merger