State Forest Resources Agency of Ukraine — latest ecology news

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

Investigation into the extent of felling in the Carpathians: the response of the state-owned enterprise has appeared
Investigation into the extent of felling in the Carpathians: the response of the state-owned enterprise has appeared

The reaction of both sides of the conflict was almost instantaneous

Almost 10% of all forests in the Carpathians have been cut down in 20 years – media
Almost 10% of all forests in the Carpathians have been cut down in 20 years – media

This is the area of ​​Kyiv, Kharkiv, Odesa, Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk and Ternopil combined

Foresters cut down old forests without any documents – UPG
Foresters cut down old forests without any documents – UPG

Activists blame the management of the State Enterprise "Forests of Ukraine" for tolerating such illegal actions

Voting for the scandalous bill on sanitary felling failed – Zheleznyak
Voting for the scandalous bill on sanitary felling failed – Zheleznyak

The day before, environmentalists again called on the public to appeal to elected officials with the demand not to support this document

The factors that significantly worsen the situation with forest cutting in Ukraine
The factors that significantly worsen the situation with forest cutting in Ukraine

In most cases, they are related to changes in legislation

Accomplices conducting fake sanitary felling exposed in Zakarpattia region
Accomplices conducting fake sanitary felling exposed in Zakarpattia region

They can be behind bars for up to 6 years