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Crazy sakura and magnolia have blossomed in Transcarpathia. Photo.
Crazy sakura and magnolia have blossomed in Transcarpathia. Photo.

Sometimes cherry blossoms bloom three times a year

Residents of Rivne urged deputies not to vote for turning the park into a parking lot
Residents of Rivne urged deputies not to vote for turning the park into a parking lot

About 300 residents of the community signed an appeal to preserve the green zone

Forest with Red Book plants is being illegally destroyed near Kyiv – KECC
Forest with Red Book plants is being illegally destroyed near Kyiv – KECC

Environmentalists appealed to the prosecutor's office and called for the foresters to be punished

Ukrainian forests plan to plant 200 million trees a year
Ukrainian forests plan to plant 200 million trees a year

Seedlings of invasive species in new forests will make up less than 1%

Kyiv summarizes environmental achievements in 2023
Kyiv summarizes environmental achievements in 2023

The underground section of the Lybid River was cleared of 3,000 m3 of garbage

Head of the State Forestry Agency accused of inefficiency
Head of the State Forestry Agency accused of inefficiency

In 2023, forest protection workers discovered 96 cases of illegal logging with a total volume of 72 m3

Eight forestry managers accused of large-scale illegal logging in Lviv region
Eight forestry managers accused of large-scale illegal logging in Lviv region

During 2019-2022, more than 10,000 trees were destroyed during illegal felling

Trees have been barbarically cut down in Kharkiv once again. Photo.
Trees have been barbarically cut down in Kharkiv once again. Photo.

The European law "On the restoration of nature" provides for the elimination of the loss of the crowns of urban trees

Rivne to build a parking lot for diesel minibuses on the site of the park: people opposed it
Rivne to build a parking lot for diesel minibuses on the site of the park: people opposed it

More than 200 citizens signed a request to save the square

Black loggers were accused of felling a million hryvnias in Kharkiv region
Black loggers were accused of felling a million hryvnias in Kharkiv region

The suspect-organizer involved his wife and two other acquaintances in the felling

The largest environmental violation of the week was detected in Chernivtsi region – for almost UAH 5 million
The largest environmental violation of the week was detected in Chernivtsi region – for almost UAH 5 million

During the week, eco-inspectors calculated 8.8 million hryvnias in damages