Rivne region — latest ecology news
![Fishing will be prohibited in two regions of Ukraine for 3 months](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/shutterstock_1250545537-500x300.jpg)
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](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/413A38EE-5CE4-4BD1-A710-0DC08DD45003-500x313.jpeg)
Emissions from burning waste can cause the development of oncological and cardiovascular diseases
![Amber digger with stones worth $3,000 caught in Rivne region](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/718831E3-DE04-43C1-92C6-7A46A2169CF1-500x313.jpeg)
Uncontrolled amber mining destroys forests and entire ecosystems
![Rivne received a climate grant worth almost $1 million](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/786D8977-2585-40EC-96BC-CC09C43316EE-500x313.jpeg)
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](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/shutterstock_2174012365-500x336.jpg)
Police officers work together with juvenile prevention workers
![Energy workers destroyed trees symbolic of the city in the Rivne region](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/15CF385D-97DC-4940-AD4E-C929F874BD19-500x313.jpeg)
Energy workers promised to give the community a few saplings of hawthorn trees in the spring
![The court put an end to the case regarding the legality of the conclusion from the Kronospan Rivne plant's EIA](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/shutterstock_607242512-500x329.jpg)
The legal discussion has reached a logical conclusion
![Cases of ecocrimes have increased in the Rivne region: the prosecutor's office has found a solution](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/shutterstock_1712470345-500x333.jpg)
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](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/AEC8C817-0CB6-48A9-A5E3-C2A647DDFF33-500x313.jpeg)
The defendants sincerely repent for the illegal felling of trees
![1.5 tons of batteries were sent for processing in Rivne: collection point](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/shutterstock_450684865-500x321.jpg)
One battery can pollute 16-20 square meters of land or 400 liters of water
![The first city in Ukraine completely refused gas during the heating season](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/72C50372-2535-4FAB-A8A5-97F3819CB267-500x313.jpeg)
The city is also implementing a project of comprehensive thermal modernization of educational institutions
![The court forced the water utility from the Rivne region to pay 1.6 million hryvnias for polluting the river](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/117526450_img_0366-500x281.jpeg)
"Dubnovodokanal" delayed the voluntary compensation of damages, so the eco-inspectors appealed to the court