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Customs officers prevented the export of illegal timber worth UAH 6 million per year in Transcarpathia
Customs officers prevented the export of illegal timber worth UAH 6 million per year in Transcarpathia

In 11 months of 2023, customs officers seized more than 550 cubic meters of wood and 1,680 kg of fuel briquettes

A Kharkiv eco-activist accused the State Environmental Inspection of ignoring its duties
A Kharkiv eco-activist accused the State Environmental Inspection of ignoring its duties

Kravchenko filed a complaint with the eco-inspection and again asked for an inspection

How to choose a Christmas tree and not harm nature: TOP-5 eco-trees
How to choose a Christmas tree and not harm nature: TOP-5 eco-trees

Artificial Christmas trees pay for their ecological footprint in 20 years

A scheme to steal wood from state forest farms worth millions of hryvnias was revealed in Volyn
A scheme to steal wood from state forest farms worth millions of hryvnias was revealed in Volyn

Law enforcement officers are investigating a criminal case of illegal logging and seizure of state property

Black loggers destroyed trees worth 3 million UAH near Kropyvnytskyi
Black loggers destroyed trees worth 3 million UAH near Kropyvnytskyi

Violators face up to 7 years in prison

Illegal furnaces for burning coal were discovered in the Rivne region
Illegal furnaces for burning coal were discovered in the Rivne region

The police opened criminal proceedings for air pollution

Black loggers tried to bribe police in Zaporizhzhia
Black loggers tried to bribe police in Zaporizhzhia

The figure offered to "solve the issue" for money

The exposada owners who organized the felling for 21 million UAH will be tried in Volyn
The exposada owners who organized the felling for 21 million UAH will be tried in Volyn

Officials issued logging tickets for the felling of 2,500 trees without the OVD procedure

A driver was caught with 3 tons of radioactive wood, which was being transported to Kyiv
A driver was caught with 3 tons of radioactive wood, which was being transported to Kyiv

The bark was exported without any dosimetric control

Volyn customs officers seized 21 cubic meters of contraband boards
Volyn customs officers seized 21 cubic meters of contraband boards

The origin of about half of the wood from the lot is unknown

A man cut down trees in a nature reserve and ran away from an arboretum in the Rivne region
A man cut down trees in a nature reserve and ran away from an arboretum in the Rivne region

The sanction of the article provides for a fine from 17 to 25.5 thousand UAH or arrest

Forests of Ukraine continue to illegally destroy ancient trees – ecoactivists
Forests of Ukraine continue to illegally destroy ancient trees – ecoactivists

Only 8.5% of the ancient forests of Ukraine are under protection