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Ukraine plans to protect peatlands and restore river flow rates
Ukraine plans to protect peatlands and restore river flow rates

Nowadays, most rivers have lost their natural flow due to excessive regulation by hydraulic structures

Fish market at the price of drinking water. What is wrong with draft law No. 12384
Fish market at the price of drinking water. What is wrong with draft law No. 12384

Investors will receive a number of privileges that contradict Ukrainian legislation and the Constitution

Animal welfare as a legal requirement: new rules in force in Ukraine
Animal welfare as a legal requirement: new rules in force in Ukraine

Focus on disease prevention and European standards in veterinary medicine

The government abolished outdated regulations that duplicated the EIA procedure
The government abolished outdated regulations that duplicated the EIA procedure

The changes will reduce administrative pressure on more than 50,000 enterprises in the manufacturing sector alone

Recycling, EPR, processing: overview of the working version of the law on packaging waste
Recycling, EPR, processing: overview of the working version of the law on packaging waste

The Ukrainian waste management system will initially fully comply with European standards

Green light for wind farms in the Carpathians: Ministry of Economy provides EIA conclusion on the Runa mountain pasture
Green light for wind farms in the Carpathians: Ministry of Economy provides EIA conclusion on the Runa mountain pasture

The new wind farm will have a capacity of over 150 MW, but experts believe that its construction is being carried out with violations

The formality of forest classification carries the risk of their destruction – WWF on the order of the Ministry of Economy
The formality of forest classification carries the risk of their destruction – WWF on the order of the Ministry of Economy

The document prioritizes economic needs over the preservation of Ukrainian forests

The government has approved a deferral mechanism for BAT. Maximum – seven years
The government has approved a deferral mechanism for BAT. Maximum – seven years

The transition period is available subject to justification and calculations based on the approved methodology

Industrialists caught in legislative trap regarding waste management
Industrialists caught in legislative trap regarding waste management

The business association proposes that the authorities establish a transition period lasting one and a half years

Timber accounting: Ukraine launches mechanism for correcting data in the Unified Electronic Database
Timber accounting: Ukraine launches mechanism for correcting data in the Unified Electronic Database

It will be impossible to change the data in the register without justification

EIA as a formality rather than an effective tool: PAEW on the report of the Accounting Chamber
EIA as a formality rather than an effective tool: PAEW on the report of the Accounting Chamber

Businesses effectively pay for the work of experts who are not registered anywhere