State Forest Resources Agency of Ukraine — latest ecology news

Anti-record for five years: in 2024, illegal logging caused UAH 817 million in losses to Ukraine
Anti-record for five years: in 2024, illegal logging caused UAH 817 million in losses to Ukraine

At the same time, the State Enterprise "Forests of Ukraine" regularly boasts of successful transformations of the forest industry, but the numbers make us doubt it very much

Activists warn of another attempt by foresters to cancel the EIA procedure for logging
Activists warn of another attempt by foresters to cancel the EIA procedure for logging

Such efforts contradict the European vector of development of Ukraine

The State Forestry Agency has invented a new type of logging, for which one approval is enough – UPG
The State Forestry Agency has invented a new type of logging, for which one approval is enough – UPG

Environmentalists call to prevent such an innovation from being adopted

Ukraine has begun to clean up its self-grown forests
Ukraine has begun to clean up its self-grown forests

Territorial communities do not want to pay for illegal logging on their territory

State Forestry Agency has not financed the only national park in Luhansk region for almost 3 years – UPG
State Forestry Agency has not financed the only national park in Luhansk region for almost 3 years – UPG

It did not even manage to release the director of the institution, who is suspected of collaborating with the occupation authorities

Illegal Christmas Tree 2025": how many violators have already been caught by environmental inspectors
Illegal Christmas Tree 2025": how many violators have already been caught by environmental inspectors

They reminded about the list of documents that the implementers must have

How to choose a Christmas tree without harming nature
How to choose a Christmas tree without harming nature

This year, for the holidays, forest farms plan to harvest about 200,000 trees

Ukrainian foresters have learned to circumvent the new state system of logging control – media
Ukrainian foresters have learned to circumvent the new state system of logging control – media

The State Forestry Agency does not see this as a problem

Experts tell who makes money from illegal logging in Ukraine and how
Experts tell who makes money from illegal logging in Ukraine and how

They claim that illegal harvesting of wood in Ukraine amounts to millions of cubic meters 

The order has changed the rules of forest felling
The order has changed the rules of forest felling

The document has not yet been made public

In Volyn, the director of the forest farm is suspected of corruption: property worth UAH 27 million was found
In Volyn, the director of the forest farm is suspected of corruption: property worth UAH 27 million was found

The forester often registered his assets to relatives who did not have the financial ability to make such purchases

Illegal logging in Ukraine: the anti-rating of regions by volume
Illegal logging in Ukraine: the anti-rating of regions by volume

Financial losses from the loss of wood in 2023 reached UAH 703.9 million