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Imports of new electric cars to Ukraine have increased 2.5 times since 2024
Imports of new electric cars to Ukraine have increased 2.5 times since 2024

Experts attribute this to the approaching date for the return of mandatory VAT payments during customs clearance

A foreign tradition that harms the environment: environmentalists urge Ukrainians not to buy Christmas trees
A foreign tradition that harms the environment: environmentalists urge Ukrainians not to buy Christmas trees

After the holidays, tens of thousands of trees end up in landfills, and Ukraine loses its green spaces

Millions in salaries and his own SPP: how much did the former head of the Polissya Forestry Office earn from the state?
Millions in salaries and his own SPP: how much did the former head of the Polissya Forestry Office earn from the state?

In one month in public office, the official earned more than in the whole of 2024

The Ukrainian government has postponed the introduction of new chemical safety regulations
The Ukrainian government has postponed the introduction of new chemical safety regulations

In this way, the state seeks to enable businesses to better prepare for the transition to European standards

Will Ukraine be able to protect its natural and unclaimed forests?
Will Ukraine be able to protect its natural and unclaimed forests?

Experts note that the capacity of the forestry sector is extremely low due to staff reductions and the prioritization of timber harvesting

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