Rivers — latest ecology news

Lawyers find a bill that will allow development of coastal protection zones
Lawyers find a bill that will allow development of coastal protection zones

They insist on withdrawing it from consideration because it does not comply with the Constitution of Ukraine

Construction of small hydropower plants in the Carpathians: what is the current situation and why activists are against it
Construction of small hydropower plants in the Carpathians: what is the current situation and why activists are against it

Experts say that such facilities have a potentially very small generation capacity and large-scale environmental damage.

The expert told in which regions of Ukraine the water is most polluted
The expert told in which regions of Ukraine the water is most polluted

The main factors of influence are industry and agriculture

Court seizes land plots for construction of hydropower plant in Kalyny due to alleged forgery of documents
Court seizes land plots for construction of hydropower plant in Kalyny due to alleged forgery of documents

The community is categorically against the implementation of these projects, as the entire Teresva River is an object of the Emerald Network

Pollution of the river in Zaporizhzhia: what is the situation now?
Pollution of the river in Zaporizhzhia: what is the situation now?

Environmental disaster response is not progressing well

How to relax in nature without harming the environment
How to relax in nature without harming the environment

With the onset of warm, sunny days, Ukrainians are increasingly going to relax in the woods, near lakes or rivers

Court orders demolition of recreation complex in the Dnipro river coastal protection zone in Kyiv
Court orders demolition of recreation complex in the Dnipro river coastal protection zone in Kyiv

In early April, the owner was suspected of unauthorized construction

The most high-profile environmental violations occurred from April 26 to May 2. Digest
The most high-profile environmental violations occurred from April 26 to May 2. Digest

Law enforcement officers have completed an investigation into another criminal group of officials of the Kutske Forestry in Ivano-Frankivsk region who caused hundreds of millions of hryvnias in damage to the reserve fund

Mini-hydroelectric power plants to be build on the Cheremosh again: environmentalists are against it
Mini-hydroelectric power plants to be build on the Cheremosh again: environmentalists are against it

This is contrary to the pan-European trend to restore the free flow of rivers

Whoever agreed gets the money: an environmentalist tells about the strange distribution of funds by the State Water Agency
Whoever agreed gets the money: an environmentalist tells about the strange distribution of funds by the State Water Agency

This looks especially cynical in times of full-scale war and catastrophic lack of funding