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19 May 2022 Statement from the environmental civil society regarding Ukraine’s forest policy

Over the last few years, many changes have taken place in the forestry and forest management sector in Ukraine, which have improved the opportunities for public involvement in sustainable forest management. In particular, during 2018-2021 afforestation plans were opened, an electronic register of tree logging tickets was created (on the website of the state enterprise…

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19 May 2022 News OSCE meeting

Olya Melen-Zabramna participates in OSCE Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting on the Functioning of Democratic Institutions in Times of Crisis, taking place on 16-17 May in Vienna in Hofburg Palace. On 17th May, 2022 Olya spoke at side-event “Five human rights issues during Russia’s aggression against Ukraine: the position of the “Tribunal for Putin” initiative”, organized…

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18 May 2022 Notes from today’s meeting of OSCE

Olya Melen-Zabramna participates in OSCE Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting on the Functioning of Democratic Institutions in Times of Crisis, taking place on 16-17 May in Vienna in Hofburg Palace.   In session dedicated to the role of national and local institutions as guardians of democracy in times of crisis. Three keynote speakers were talking about…

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13 May 2022 Honorary Award of the Chairman of the Board of EPL John Bonain

Professor John Bonine, Chair of the Executive Board of International charitable organization “Environment-People-Law”, co-founder of the Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide, was awarded the Normandy Honor for Peace as a Guardian of Future Generations. The ceremony took place at the UN headquarters. We are proud and learn from Professor Bonine to follow our dreams, protect and…

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5 May 2022 Green Restoration of Ukraine: Public Position

In recent weeks, the President of Ukraine in his speeches and at press conferences has repeatedly voiced ideas for rebuilding the country ranging from the patronage of Ukrainian cities by European countries to facilitating business and digitalization. Also recently, on April 21, By decree of the President, the National Council for the Restoration of Ukraine…

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26 April 2022 7 URGENT STEPS FOR PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN TIMES OF WAR AND SUCCESSFUL EUROINTEGRATION

Attn: President of Ukraine Volodymyr ZELENSKYI   Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys SHMYHAL   Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan STEFANCHUK  7 URGENT STEPS FOR PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT  IN TIMES OF WAR AND SUCCESSFUL EUROINTEGRATION We are representatives of the Ukrainian environmental community. Since the war started, we have been working to…

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11 April 2022

Spring sowing – Ukrainian agricultural producers have started work. Almost every one of them will tell you “How can we do without fertilizers? I will have a small harvest without them. “ What is currently happening in the domestic fertilizer market? First, a number of Ukrainian plants are “suspended” or are in a zone of…

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30 March 2022 The war increases the risk of emergencies at hydropower plants (HPPs)

Military action on the territory of Ukraine has led to many social and humanitarian problems, as well as caused serious threats of man-made emergencies resulting from the actions of the occupiers. The risks to the population associated with damage to facilities that pose an increased environmental risk are of particular concern at this time, because…

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29 March 2022 Environmental Impacts of Russia’s Invasion: Voices from Ukraine

  On March 18, 2022, the representatives of the ICO “Environment People Law” and the Ukrainian Nature Conservation Group took part in a webinar on Environmental Impacts of Russia’s Invasion: Voices from Ukraine. The meeting was organized by Center of European, Russian and Eurasian Studies, Petro Jacyk Program of University of Toronto, Munck School. EPL…

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28 March 2022 “Russia’s crimes in the Black Sea will not go unpunished”

    Having started the war against Ukraine, russia is harming the environment in all directions, and marine territories are no exception. Since the beginning of the military invasion, there have been recorded cases of negative environmental impacts in the Black Sea region. Russian military is shelling civilian ships, shooting down planes, firing off the…

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