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Europe has entered a dead end regarding the limitation of the use of biomass from wood
Europe has entered a dead end regarding the limitation of the use of biomass from wood

The only progress achieved is the priority given to wood products with the highest economic value

A million alien trees in the forests of Ukraine to be planted: activists sound the alarm
A million alien trees in the forests of Ukraine to be planted: activists sound the alarm

The thesis that the planting of invasive trees has no alternative is not true

Khmelnytskyi became the leader of the week in terms of scale of environmental violations
Khmelnytskyi became the leader of the week in terms of scale of environmental violations

During this period, more than 1.5 million hryvnias of eco-damages were collected from violators

157 million hryvnias worth of forest was cut down: officials announced suspicion
157 million hryvnias worth of forest was cut down: officials announced suspicion

The woman was an official of the state protection of the nature reserve fund

Mukachevo's prosecutors submitted 3 eco-related cases to the court in 1.5 months
Mukachevo's prosecutors submitted 3 eco-related cases to the court in 1.5 months

The prosecutor's office is also working on collecting money from the violators for cutting down trees

A list of prohibited trees will be created in Ukraine
A list of prohibited trees will be created in Ukraine

Invasive tree species can destroy entire ecosystems

Eco-activists accused Sumy region foresters of cutting down the protected forest
Eco-activists accused Sumy region foresters of cutting down the protected forest

Most illegal logging in Ukraine is done by forest users

Kyiv and Zhytomyr regions became the leaders of the week in terms of scale of environmental violations
Kyiv and Zhytomyr regions became the leaders of the week in terms of scale of environmental violations

Over the course of a week, environmental violators voluntarily and forcibly compensated more than 1.4 million hryvnias of damages

Rules for felling trees outside forestry farms were established
Rules for felling trees outside forestry farms were established

Previously, there was no established procedure for granting permission and control over such fellings

Kyiv residents gave a second life to thousands of Christmas trees
Kyiv residents gave a second life to thousands of Christmas trees

These trees will protect other plants in city parks from frost and heat

Officials who cut forests worth tens of millions of hryvnias will be judged in Vinnytsia
Officials who cut forests worth tens of millions of hryvnias will be judged in Vinnytsia

Among the defendants will be one of the deputy heads of the Vinnytsia Oblast Department of Forestry and Hunting

A bulldozer uproots stumps: the forest in the future nature reserve is destroyed
A bulldozer uproots stumps: the forest in the future nature reserve is destroyed

The entire area is littered with uprooted trees, along fields with grain crops