Volyn region — latest ecology news

Residents of Lutsk will be able to sort 14 types of waste at the city's first special site
Residents of Lutsk will be able to sort 14 types of waste at the city's first special site

Utilities want to open similar sites near residential buildings

Volyn to improve the quality of air monitoring
Volyn to improve the quality of air monitoring

The existing monitoring system does not provide a complete and objective picture of the state of atmospheric air in the region

Volyn resident decided to build an eco-house from straw, clay and sand on his own. Photo
Volyn resident decided to build an eco-house from straw, clay and sand on his own. Photo

Among the advantages of such a house are environmental friendliness, cost and speed of construction

Volyn resident arbitrarily dug a pond in the reserve: he will appear before the court
Volyn resident arbitrarily dug a pond in the reserve: he will appear before the court

The National Park is home to 42 species of red-listed plants and 84 animals

The court forced the military forest farm to pay UAH 1.2 million for illegal felling
The court forced the military forest farm to pay UAH 1.2 million for illegal felling

In 2019, 206 trees were cut down beyond the forest line, which is not subject to felling

A sugar factory will process corn into bioethanol in Volyn
A sugar factory will process corn into bioethanol in Volyn

Two production lines will operate at the bioethanol plant

Cases of poaching were discovered on the Shatsky lakes
Cases of poaching were discovered on the Shatsky lakes

Visitors of the national park were urged to treat nature with care

Land worth 21 million hryvnias was returned to the state in Volyn
Land worth 21 million hryvnias was returned to the state in Volyn

The plot was unjustifiably transferred to communal ownership

Hunting was banned in the new season in Volyn
Hunting was banned in the new season in Volyn

The number of spotted deer in the Zviriv hunting district reached 226 individuals

Volyn residents were told which fish absolutely cannot be caught
Volyn residents were told which fish absolutely cannot be caught

It is important not only to restore the populations of endangered, vulnerable and rare species, but also to protect them

Lilies bloomed on the Alley of Glory of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Volyn. Photo
Lilies bloomed on the Alley of Glory of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Volyn. Photo

More than a thousand communities participated in the project

Polluters paid more than UAH 13 million in eco-tax in Volyn
Polluters paid more than UAH 13 million in eco-tax in Volyn

Enterprises whose activities harm the environment are required to register as environmental tax payers