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Energy from waste: prospects for biogas production at landfills in Ukraine
Energy from waste: prospects for biogas production at landfills in Ukraine

The largest amount of biogas can be obtained if organic waste is collected separately at large landfills and kept under an impermeable membrane

The EUDR "forest" regulation has been postponed for a year. What does this mean for Ukraine?
The EUDR "forest" regulation has been postponed for a year. What does this mean for Ukraine?

The implementation of the requirements of the regulation on logging for large operators was to start on December 30, 2025

Destruction of century-old trees and leasing of protected land – a digest of environmental crimes from EcoPolitics
Destruction of century-old trees and leasing of protected land – a digest of environmental crimes from EcoPolitics

Among the most damaging crimes are illegal mining, deforestation, and attempts to appropriate protected lands

From demining to self-growing forests: Ukraine presented forest restoration projects at COP30
From demining to self-growing forests: Ukraine presented forest restoration projects at COP30

Due to Russian aggression, Ukraine has lost 20% of its forest land

Ukraine presented NDC2 at COP30 and opened a pavilion
Ukraine presented NDC2 at COP30 and opened a pavilion

The topic of Russian invasion is prevalent in communications and presentations of the Ukrainian delegation at COP30

Family contracts worth 11 million hryvnia: in Polissya, the forests are looked after by relatives of a forestry official
Family contracts worth 11 million hryvnia: in Polissya, the forests are looked after by relatives of a forestry official

The mother and mother-in-law of the official won procurement tenders from the Kivertsi Forestry, and her husband actually manages the work

History comes to light: cultural layer exposed on the shore of the Dniester Reservoir
History comes to light: cultural layer exposed on the shore of the Dniester Reservoir

Due to the drop in water levels on the coast, the remains of villages flooded almost half a century ago are now visible

Emissions reduced by over 65%: Ukraine adopts NDC2
Emissions reduced by over 65%: Ukraine adopts NDC2

Ukraine "managed" to set its national decarbonization target for COP30

European Commission report on Ukraine: positives and shortcomings of environmental legislation
European Commission report on Ukraine: positives and shortcomings of environmental legislation

Ukraine received its highest score in the European Commission's report, along with a set of recommendations on harmonizing national legislation with European standards

Green transition in Ukraine is impossible without targeted use of eco-tax, – experts
Green transition in Ukraine is impossible without targeted use of eco-tax, – experts

The current domestic carbon taxation system does not stimulate the decarbonization of industry in any way, but only "leaches" financial resources from enterprises

Ukraine received ten mobile ecolabs from UNDP to record environmental damage
Ukraine received ten mobile ecolabs from UNDP to record environmental damage

Special vehicles are equipped with modern equipment for rapid analysis, collection and transportation of samples

Ukrainian green investment plan worth over $31 billion presented in Stockholm
Ukrainian green investment plan worth over $31 billion presented in Stockholm

The presented investment projects within the NECP-2030 cover, in particular, the sectors of renewable energy, industrial decarbonization and energy efficiency