Ministry of Economy — latest ecology news

Ukraine is simplifying logging regulations to increase timber harvests — Ministry of Economy
Ukraine is simplifying logging regulations to increase timber harvests — Ministry of Economy

The review concerns the approval of sanitary felling and the simplification of the process for issuing felling permits

Target: 1 million tonnes of bioethanol per year: Ministry of Economy to support regulatory changes
Target: 1 million tonnes of bioethanol per year: Ministry of Economy to support regulatory changes

The industry currently produces up to 200,000 tonnes of the substance, although it has the production capacity to double that volume

Wind turbines are being installed on the Runa mountain pasture in the Carpathians, despite promises from the Ministry of Economy — activists
Wind turbines are being installed on the Runa mountain pasture in the Carpathians, despite promises from the Ministry of Economy — activists

The destruction of high-altitude meadows continues, and some of the sites where rare plants used to grow have already been destroyed

A single national register of domestic cats, dogs and ferrets is being set up in Ukraine
A single national register of domestic cats, dogs and ferrets is being set up in Ukraine

In future, digital veterinary passports will be created on the basis of the register and integrated into Diya

European standards for water management: The Ministry of Economy invites comments on the draft bill
European standards for water management: The Ministry of Economy invites comments on the draft bill

There are plans to digitise the sector and to introduce more environmental and climate safeguards

The price of carbon and the cost of decarbonisation: how to launch the NGGEA and ensure
The price of carbon and the cost of decarbonisation: how to launch the NGGEA and ensure

While the authorities are drawing up rules for emissions trading, experts are asking a far more important question: does Ukraine have enough resources for a ‘green’ recovery, and where can they be found?

Environmental integration with the EU: the key documents currently being worked on by the government
Environmental integration with the EU: the key documents currently being worked on by the government

First and foremost, this concerns an environmental strategy and a domestic emissions trading scheme

Ukraine has simplified the environmental impact assessment procedure for businesses in frontline communities
Ukraine has simplified the environmental impact assessment procedure for businesses in frontline communities

The processing time will be shorter, and holding public hearings will be cheaper

A national forest inventory is to be carried out in Ukraine
A national forest inventory is to be carried out in Ukraine

Around 2.9 million hectares of woodland have suffered damage of varying degrees as a result of the war

A working group is being formed in Ukraine to reform government policy on industrial pollution
A working group is being formed in Ukraine to reform government policy on industrial pollution

The Ministry of Economy invites government officials, businesses, and experts