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Zelenskyy signed the law “On updating the Program of the Mineral Resources Base of Ukraine”
Zelenskyy signed the law “On updating the Program of the Mineral Resources Base of Ukraine”

The document has already been published in the newspaper "Voice of Ukraine"

The Ministry of Ecology responds to the scandal surrounding the draft law No. 11024 on nature reserves
The Ministry of Ecology responds to the scandal surrounding the draft law No. 11024 on nature reserves

The agency explained why they made changes to the law on nature protection objects

Business insists on additional work on draft law No. 12188
Business insists on additional work on draft law No. 12188

The document review period after the first reading is proposed to be increased to 3 weeks

The Environmental Committee will hold a meeting to review its work in 2024
The Environmental Committee will hold a meeting to review its work in 2024

Deputies will also discuss plans for the current year

New details emerge about Law 11024: MPs approve abolition of national parks' protection zones without community participation
New details emerge about Law 11024: MPs approve abolition of national parks' protection zones without community participation

Oleg Bondarenko, the head of the eco-committee, proposed adding the appropriate norm to the document

3 years later, MPs again took up the draft law No. 4197-d “On the Timber Market”
3 years later, MPs again took up the draft law No. 4197-d “On the Timber Market”

From the end of 2021, the document is being prepared for the second reading, but it is planned to be submitted to the parliament in January

Ukraine implements the norms of European legislation on the protection of flora and fauna
Ukraine implements the norms of European legislation on the protection of flora and fauna

This is foreseen in the process of European integration of Ukraine

MPs are in favor: only the president's signature is left to ban jeeping in national parks
MPs are in favor: only the president's signature is left to ban jeeping in national parks

The decision was made by 246 votes of people's elected representatives

Ukraine proposes to create eco-industrial parks: what is expected
Ukraine proposes to create eco-industrial parks: what is expected

When they are placed, environmental safety will be a priority

Government defines requirements for conclusions on issuance of integrated environmental permits in Ukraine
Government defines requirements for conclusions on issuance of integrated environmental permits in Ukraine

This is the first resolution approved for the implementation of the Law "On Integrated Prevention and Control of Industrial Pollution"

Monitoring, reporting and verification of greenhouse gas emissions: companies may be obliged to report as early as 2024
Monitoring, reporting and verification of greenhouse gas emissions: companies may be obliged to report as early as 2024

Due to the introduction of martial law, this reporting has been optional until now

The Ecocommittee supported a ban on jeeping in protected areas
The Ecocommittee supported a ban on jeeping in protected areas

Now the people's representatives must vote for the proposed changes in the second reading