Trees — latest ecology news

Photo – Elusive "black loggers" visit the "Lany" tract in Ivano-Frankivsk region every month
Elusive "black loggers" visit the "Lany" tract in Ivano-Frankivsk region every month

Environmentalists only note violations, and criminals continue to cut down

Photo – 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

Photo – 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

Photo – Illegal logging for almost 3 million hryvnias: prosecutors told about new cases in a week
Illegal logging for almost 3 million hryvnias: prosecutors told about new cases in a week

Forest industry officials are suspected of official negligence and forgery of documents

Photo – Prosecutors report 3 cases of illegal logging in a week
Prosecutors report 3 cases of illegal logging in a week

They are at different stages of the proceedings

Photo – 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

Photo – Law enforcement officer who organized illegal felling of trees to be tried in Mykolaiv region
Law enforcement officer who organized illegal felling of trees to be tried in Mykolaiv region

He and his accomplices face restrictions or deprivation of liberty for up to 5 years

Photo – Activists were shocked by the plans for felling in the Carpathian National Park
Activists were shocked by the plans for felling in the Carpathian National Park

They criticized the directorate of this object of the nature reserve fund and appealed to the Ministry of Environment in this regard