Reserves — latest ecology news

Ukraine wants to ban jeeping in nature reserves: government approves bill
Ukraine wants to ban jeeping in nature reserves: government approves bill

Jeeping destroys landscapes and soils, and disrupts animal and plant habitats

Residents of Kyiv region complain about a large-scale landfill near the national park near Brovary
Residents of Kyiv region complain about a large-scale landfill near the national park near Brovary

Near the dump are 16 open barrels with a substance that looks like saltpetre

Trees worth more than 4 million hryvnias destroyed in a nature reserve in the Ivano-Frankivsk region
Trees worth more than 4 million hryvnias destroyed in a nature reserve in the Ivano-Frankivsk region

During the week, eco-inspectors calculated 6.7 million hryvnias in damages

Kyiv reveals pollution of lakes in Holosiivskyi National Park
Kyiv reveals pollution of lakes in Holosiivskyi National Park

Eco-inspectors contacted the prosecutor's office and reported a criminal offense

Hundreds of swans died in a national park in Odesa region: scientists sound the alarm
Hundreds of swans died in a national park in Odesa region: scientists sound the alarm

The probable cause of the death of the swans is called a viral infection or feeding on bread

Ecoprosecutor's Office investigates felling of 200 centuries-old oaks in Chornobyl reserve
Ecoprosecutor's Office investigates felling of 200 centuries-old oaks in Chornobyl reserve

The amount of damages reached 50 million hryvnias

7 hectares of protected steppe were illegally leased to farmers in Ternopil region
7 hectares of protected steppe were illegally leased to farmers in Ternopil region

The value of land exceeds 400 million hryvnias

Odious Lviv businessman has a hidden villa in a protected forest
Odious Lviv businessman has a hidden villa in a protected forest

21 hectares of the Lviv forest farm were seized from the Hrynevych family

Permit for sand mining in a zoological reserve issued in Volyn
Permit for sand mining in a zoological reserve issued in Volyn

The development of this deposit is contrary to Law No. 2456-XII "On the Nature Reserve Fund of Ukraine"

Two foresters and a Lviv resident accused of large-scale deforestation in a national park
Two foresters and a Lviv resident accused of large-scale deforestation in a national park

The trees were destroyed during June-July 2023

Water utility destroyed a part of a nature reserve – losses amounted to UAH 2.6 million
Water utility destroyed a part of a nature reserve – losses amounted to UAH 2.6 million

The customer must protect 322 hectares of the floodplain of the Desna River

Black logger caught red-handed in Shatsk National Park
Black logger caught red-handed in Shatsk National Park

The violator faces a fine or imprisonment for 6 months