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The EUDR "forest" regulation has been postponed for a year. What does this mean for Ukraine?
The EUDR "forest" regulation has been postponed for a year. What does this mean for Ukraine?

The implementation of the requirements of the regulation on logging for large operators was to start on December 30, 2025

Illegal Christmas trees. How much will the violation cost?
Illegal Christmas trees. How much will the violation cost?

Violators face fines for logging, environmental damage, and illegal sale of trees

Transparent timber exports and forest restoration: government decisions in the forestry sector
Transparent timber exports and forest restoration: government decisions in the forestry sector

Along with the search for effective approaches to forest restoration, the implementation of European standards in the forest management system continues

Was there a billion trees? "Forests of Ukraine" hides shortcomings behind positive results
Was there a billion trees? "Forests of Ukraine" hides shortcomings behind positive results

To implement the "Green Country" plan on time, it would have been necessary to plant a tree every second for 31 years

Deputy Minister of Economy Zubovich illegally allowed tree felling in national parks – KECC
Deputy Minister of Economy Zubovich illegally allowed tree felling in national parks – KECC

This concerns the issuance of logging limits in national parks and nature reserves exceeding 4,500 cubic meters of timber

A billionth tree of the "Green Country" was planted on the grounds of the Main Military Hospital.
A billionth tree of the "Green Country" was planted on the grounds of the Main Military Hospital.

In total, under the program, young mixed forests were created on an area of about 100 thousand hectares

Trees will be planted in parking lots in Lviv to combat the heat
Trees will be planted in parking lots in Lviv to combat the heat

Under the new standard, trees with spreading crowns will become an integral part of parking lots

Destruction of trees in national parks: environmental activists appeal to the Prosecutor General's Office
Destruction of trees in national parks: environmental activists appeal to the Prosecutor General's Office

Fifteen nature reserve institutions received unlimited logging limits during the wild animal breeding season

Illegal landfill in Odesa region caused nearly UAH 9 million in damages, according to State Environmental Inspection
Illegal landfill in Odesa region caused nearly UAH 9 million in damages, according to State Environmental Inspection

Construction waste littered more than 650 square meters of land in the rural community

3D model of Ukrainian forests: State Forestry Agency plans to use LIDAR scanning technology
3D model of Ukrainian forests: State Forestry Agency plans to use LIDAR scanning technology

Drones equipped with LIDAR optical systems will assist in timber accounting and monitoring forest development

The most damaging environmental violations from October 18 to 24. Digest
The most damaging environmental violations from October 18 to 24. Digest

The environment suffered losses of at least UAH 5.9 million over the week

The first environmental control point in Ukraine has been launched in Zhytomyr region
The first environmental control point in Ukraine has been launched in Zhytomyr region

The project aims to ensure more effective detection of violations that harm the environment