Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine — latest ecology news

The government has officially split the Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture
The government has officially split the Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture

Environmental policy remains under the remit of the Ministry of Economy

An environment without a voice: why the environmental community is calling for the reinstatement of a separate ministry
An environment without a voice: why the environmental community is calling for the reinstatement of a separate ministry

A year of the ‘mega-ministry’ in operation has shown that the environment has lost its own voice, its staff and its political clout at precisely the moment when the challenges have become unprecedented

Stakeholders highlighted glaring problems in waste management that are being ignored by the state
Stakeholders highlighted glaring problems in waste management that are being ignored by the state

They demand that the authorities listen to them and start working together to resolve pressing issues

Personnel changes in the Ministry of Economy and Environment: Oleksandr Krasnolutskyi becomes new deputy minister
Personnel changes in the Ministry of Economy and Environment: Oleksandr Krasnolutskyi becomes new deputy minister

Oleksandr Krasnolutskyi held a similar position at the Ministry of Environmental Protection

Failures and achievements in Ukrainian environmental policy in 2025
Failures and achievements in Ukrainian environmental policy in 2025

A series of decisions by Ukrainian officials runs counter to European environmental priorities

Illegal harvesting of berries and reeds in national parks: environmentalists report crime to Ministry of Environment
Illegal harvesting of berries and reeds in national parks: environmentalists report crime to Ministry of Environment

According to environmentalists, this causes complex damage to protected areas and may lead to starvation among wild animals

"The plundering of natural resources has reached its peak" – KECC on the former Minister of the Environment
"The plundering of natural resources has reached its peak" – KECC on the former Minister of the Environment

Under her leadership, one-tenth of all timber in Ukraine was harvested in national parks and nature reserves

Restore the Ministry of Ecology: Ukrainian environmental organizations have made public their demands to parliamentarians
Restore the Ministry of Ecology: Ukrainian environmental organizations have made public their demands to parliamentarians

During its existence, the merged ministry has not carried out a single reform and, at the same time, has ceased to act as a safeguard against the adoption of harmful laws

Meeting of the Council Committee on Environmental Policy: changes in legislation, European standards for forests, and the fight for clean water
Meeting of the Council Committee on Environmental Policy: changes in legislation, European standards for forests, and the fight for clean water

The committee recommends developing a number of documents in the field of forestry, as well as amending the law on environmental impact assessment beyond the scope of the draft law "On the timber market."

Ukraine received ten mobile ecolabs from UNDP to record environmental damage
Ukraine received ten mobile ecolabs from UNDP to record environmental damage

Special vehicles are equipped with modern equipment for rapid analysis, collection and transportation of samples

Parliamentary Environmental Committee to meet on October 29: agenda
Parliamentary Environmental Committee to meet on October 29: agenda

In particular, MPs will once again submit their proposals on the draft law "On the Timber Market" and improvement of Ukrainian legislation