Forests — latest ecology news

Work on 4 of the 10 recommendations of the EU officials in the field of environmental protection is to be completed this month

According to the scientist, the nature of Ukraine has suffered such destruction from the full-scale invasion that it can be interpreted as ecocide

Citizens put almost 26 thousand signatures under a request to the head of state to veto this legal act

This week there were many cases against foresters and poachers

At the same time, the number of registered offenses remains approximately the same

Now it must be considered by the head of state

The most high-profile case of the week was the exposure of a large criminal group in Volyn, which was engaged in illegal logging

It is assumed that they will lead to the Rivna meadow and Mount Hola

The defenders of this forest near Kyiv have already won three court cases against the authorities

This week law enforcement officers reported cases of corrupt officials, poachers and "black loggers"

Activists and the community began to advocate for the protection of this forest a year ago

Activists promised to prevent this