Reserves — latest ecology news

Fire destroyed 7 thousand hectares of steppe in the occupied reserve Askania-Nova
Fire destroyed 7 thousand hectares of steppe in the occupied reserve Askania-Nova

This is the second fire in the reserve in August-September 2023

Ecoactivists will simultaneously clean 5 nature reserves in September: how to get involved
Ecoactivists will simultaneously clean 5 nature reserves in September: how to get involved

Holosiivskyi National Park in Kyiv will be one of the cleaning locations

In Frankivsk region, ex-officials of the forestry will be judged for cutting down for UAH 100 million
In Frankivsk region, ex-officials of the forestry will be judged for cutting down for UAH 100 million

Officials issued permits for logging in the territory of the national park, which has not been part of the forestry for 20 years

The occupiers burned 300 hectares of a unique protected steppe in "Askania-Nova"
The occupiers burned 300 hectares of a unique protected steppe in "Askania-Nova"

Russians are deliberately destroying nature

The bottom of the Kakhovsky Reservoir was turned into a green meadow
The bottom of the Kakhovsky Reservoir was turned into a green meadow

Damage to the environment from the Russians' detonation of the Kakhovskaya HPP reached $1.5 billion

In Odesa region, the MAF built the shore of a lake in a biosphere reserve
In Odesa region, the MAF built the shore of a lake in a biosphere reserve

"Kazantip" built 50 MAFs and a hotel-restaurant area on the territory even before the decision of the Executive Committee

Unique plants and animals burned to the ground on the occupied island of Dzharylgach
Unique plants and animals burned to the ground on the occupied island of Dzharylgach

Since the first days of the full-scale invasion, Dzharylgach has been under occupation

Trukhaniv Island in Kyiv will be declared a protected area
Trukhaniv Island in Kyiv will be declared a protected area

4 new sanctuaries will be created in the capital

A protected island in the hands of the occupiers has been burning for many days in Ukraine
A protected island in the hands of the occupiers has been burning for many days in Ukraine

A fire that no one even tries to put out will bring colossal losses to the island's biodiversity

Lviv region did not let a protected swamp be turned into a garage cooperative
Lviv region did not let a protected swamp be turned into a garage cooperative

The cooperatives wanted to stop the process of returning the reserve lands

Tens of millions UAH worth of trees were destroyed in the nature reserve in Transcarpathia
Tens of millions UAH worth of trees were destroyed in the nature reserve in Transcarpathia

The case materials were sent to the regional prosecutor's office

Zakarpattia to hide the felling of trees worth 7.5 million UAH in the reserve
Zakarpattia to hide the felling of trees worth 7.5 million UAH in the reserve

Eco-inspectors and policemen were allowed to enter the territory only after lengthy negotiations