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Digest of environmental crimes: record losses due to deforestation and mineral theft
Digest of environmental crimes: record losses due to deforestation and mineral theft

The most costly crime uncovered this week was the illegal extraction of sand, amounting to nearly 750 million hryvnias

FAO will assist Ukraine in restoring forest landscapes
FAO will assist Ukraine in restoring forest landscapes

The project aims to promote the development of forest ecosystems and sustainable forest management practices

In Transcarpathia, forests will once again be cleared to make way for roads to wind farms – NGO
In Transcarpathia, forests will once again be cleared to make way for roads to wind farms – NGO

Logging threatens the primeval forests of the Pashkivets Forest District, just as it did previously in "Shypot"

Damages from environmental crimes committed by officials have exceeded 2.6 billion hryvnias since 2022 – State Bureau of Investigation
Damages from environmental crimes committed by officials have exceeded 2.6 billion hryvnias since 2022 – State Bureau of Investigation

Illegal logging, mineral extraction, and water pollution are the most costly to the environment

"Forests of Ukraine" is being sued for nearly 400 million hryvnias for logging protected forests
"Forests of Ukraine" is being sued for nearly 400 million hryvnias for logging protected forests

Forestry officials organized the illegal logging of more than 9,000 trees in the Carpathians

Far more than ministers: how much do top officials at state-owned enterprises earn?
Far more than ministers: how much do top officials at state-owned enterprises earn?

The highest average salary among foresters was over 680,000 UAH per month (after taxes)

Theft of natural resources worth hundreds of millions, land contamination, deforestation: this week’s environmental crimes
Theft of natural resources worth hundreds of millions, land contamination, deforestation: this week’s environmental crimes

Due to a conspiracy involving the directors of transportation companies, the mayor, and the state registrar, the environment suffered losses of over 180 million hryvnias

Development of protected lands, logging on a massive scale, and pollution: a roundup of environmental crimes
Development of protected lands, logging on a massive scale, and pollution: a roundup of environmental crimes

In Dnipro, a waterfront conservation area worth 170 million hryvnias is being developed, while in Kyiv, a former lawmaker and traitor has appropriated protected land worth nearly 600 million hryvnias

Prosecutors are demanding that the State Enterprise "Forests of Ukraine" protect the ancient forests of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
Prosecutors are demanding that the State Enterprise "Forests of Ukraine" protect the ancient forests of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast

Due to the inaction of the state-owned enterprise, the preservation of ancient trees is at risk

Sanitary logging is used as a cover for timber harvesting: common schemes
Sanitary logging is used as a cover for timber harvesting: common schemes

Foresters often deliberately engage in falsification or the fragmentation of plots

Wild boars have died en masse in the forests of Transcarpathia. The relevant authorities have not responded
Wild boars have died en masse in the forests of Transcarpathia. The relevant authorities have not responded

Residents are demanding that the official cause of death of the wild boars—poisoning or a virus—be determined immediately