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Environmental results: what made 2025 memorable
Environmental results: what made 2025 memorable

The main focus in both Ukraine and the EU has been on finding a balance between the economy and the environment, while the main challenge for global climate policy has been the radical change in the US position

Woodworking assets with billions in turnover are linked to forestry exporters
Woodworking assets with billions in turnover are linked to forestry exporters

The companies have already been involved in criminal proceedings, and the family of the former head of the State Forestry Agency has been searched. However, no verdict has been reached yet

Global warming has disrupted the ski season in the Ukrainian Carpathians
Global warming has disrupted the ski season in the Ukrainian Carpathians

None of the ski resorts can operate fully yet due to the lack of frost

Expert names the basic element without which the green transition in Ukraine is de facto impossible
Expert names the basic element without which the green transition in Ukraine is de facto impossible

Without a pragmatic approach to the eco-modernization of enterprises, our country risks losing its own industry

Asbestos in demolition waste: how Ukraine can safely dismantle and dispose of rubble
Asbestos in demolition waste: how Ukraine can safely dismantle and dispose of rubble

The country still lacks an effective asbestos management system

Chemical safety on hold: expert discusses the real state of affairs with the implementation of European regulations
Chemical safety on hold: expert discusses the real state of affairs with the implementation of European regulations

After the framework law was adopted, the state did not provide businesses with any practical explanations regarding its implementation

Why Ukrainian farmers are abandoning sweet potato cultivation
Why Ukrainian farmers are abandoning sweet potato cultivation

After harvesting, this crop needs to be stored at a temperature of 28 °C

Implementation of REACH and CLP Regulations in Ukraine: what changes await businesses and why the reform has been stalled for four years
Implementation of REACH and CLP Regulations in Ukraine: what changes await businesses and why the reform has been stalled for four years

Instead of the expected progress, the country faced a prolonged bureaucratic pause

The Supervisory Board of Lesy Ukrainy supports corrupt management practices at the company, according to activists
The Supervisory Board of Lesy Ukrainy supports corrupt management practices at the company, according to activists

The council's inaction may even discredit the mechanism for attracting foreign experts to supervise Ukrainian state-owned enterprises

Water with nitrates: eco-activists have created an interactive map of water quality
Water with nitrates: eco-activists have created an interactive map of water quality

According to the latest data, the most "nitrate-rich" water is found in the Mykolaiv, Odesa, and Kharkiv regions

Over 70% of forest fires in 2025 occurred in Donetsk and Kharkiv regions
Over 70% of forest fires in 2025 occurred in Donetsk and Kharkiv regions

The main causes of fires remain military operations and careless handling of fire

How Ukrainians themselves are inviting "revenge from the Carpathians" through jeeping and thoughtless construction
How Ukrainians themselves are inviting "revenge from the Carpathians" through jeeping and thoughtless construction

A consumerist attitude towards mountains can result in natural disasters