Rivne region — latest ecology news

Forests mutilated by amber mining will be restored in the Rivne region
Forests mutilated by amber mining will be restored in the Rivne region

The region is currently conducting detailed monitoring of forests damaged by amber mining

40 spontaneous landfills were removed in the Rivne region
40 spontaneous landfills were removed in the Rivne region

People cleaned about 2.8 thousand m2 of territories

Rivne region to launch large-scale amber mining near the reserve
Rivne region to launch large-scale amber mining near the reserve

The Ministry of Natural Resources agreed on putting the site up for auction, although it had previously agreed on the conservation of this territory

Fishing will be prohibited in two regions of Ukraine for 3 months
Fishing will be prohibited in two regions of Ukraine for 3 months

During the ban, they will strengthen the protection of water bodies

A cement plant plans to burn its waste near residential areas in the Rivne region
A cement plant plans to burn its waste near residential areas in the Rivne region

Emissions from burning waste can cause the development of oncological and cardiovascular diseases

Amber digger with stones worth $3,000 caught in Rivne region
Amber digger with stones worth $3,000 caught in Rivne region

Uncontrolled amber mining destroys forests and entire ecosystems

Rivne received a climate grant worth almost $1 million
Rivne received a climate grant worth almost $1 million

The grant will help develop scenarios for the city's transition to climate neutrality by 2050

The police opened a criminal case against teenagers for torturing a cat
The police opened a criminal case against teenagers for torturing a cat

Police officers work together with juvenile prevention workers

Energy workers destroyed trees symbolic of the city in the Rivne region
Energy workers destroyed trees symbolic of the city in the Rivne region

Energy workers promised to give the community a few saplings of hawthorn trees in the spring

Cases of ecocrimes have increased in the Rivne region: the prosecutor's office has found a solution
Cases of ecocrimes have increased in the Rivne region: the prosecutor's office has found a solution

During 2022, the district prosecutor's office sent 15 criminal proceedings related to illegal logging to court

Black lumberjacks from Rivne region face jail for destroying trees in the reserve
Black lumberjacks from Rivne region face jail for destroying trees in the reserve

The defendants sincerely repent for the illegal felling of trees