Ivano-Frankivsk region — latest ecology news

This week, both "black loggers" and forestry workers were traditionally caught in illegal logging.

Experts say that such facilities have a potentially very small generation capacity and large-scale environmental damage.

The captain of a Russian oil tanker, whose negligence caused more than UAH 20 billion in environmental damage, was suspected

Law enforcers stop activities of two organized criminal groups of "black loggers"

For this, they offer a monthly contribution "for the development of the nature reserve business"

Philanthropists helped to implement the project

Law enforcement officers have completed an investigation into another criminal group of officials of the Kutske Forestry in Ivano-Frankivsk region who caused hundreds of millions of hryvnias in damage to the reserve fund

This is contrary to the pan-European trend to restore the free flow of rivers

Foresters assure that numerous inspections of violations have not found

This week, the largest damage was caused by pollution of the Black Sea water area by $2 million

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

This week, as usual, there were several illegal logging operations and two cases of illegal mineral water extraction