Ecoanalytics

Executive summary The problem of ecocide in the conditions of war. Russia’s full-scale invasion has had a devastating impact on Ukraine’s environment, including destruction of biodiversity, soil, water and air pollution, and loss of unique ecosystems. The scale of the damage indicates the need to qualify these actions as ecocide.

Recently, the European Commission (hereinafter – the EC) released Ukraine 2024 Report within the 2024 Communication on EU enlargement policy1. Three pages of the report cover Chapter 27 of the acquis (Environment and climate change) and the conclusions are unfortunately disappointing. The European Commission assessed Ukraine’s progress in the environmental sphere in 2024 as very…

In April 2024 the Parliament registered the draft Law on location, designing and construction of energy blocks № 3 та № 4 at Khmelnytska NPP (https://itd.rada.gov.ua/billInfo/Bills/Card/43948) №11146 dated 03.04.2024. The main committee – Committee on Energy, Housing and Utilities Services provided its conclusion on 17.06.24, allowing inclusion of this draft law into the agenda of…

Introduction People destroy the environment when waging wars and carrying out economic activities without taking proper responsibility for it. When there is a need to bring those responsible for environmental destruction to justice, both at the state and international levels, there are more questions than answers. The larger the damage to nature, the more likely…

Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC2024) will bring together leaders of a number of national governments, international organizations, business and civil society. Germany and Ukraine will jointly host the Conference on June 11 and 12, 2024 in Berlin. URC2024 is a continuation of the cycle of annual high-level events dedicated to the rapid recovery and long-term reconstruction…

Introduction. In a world where the devastating effects of war on the environment are becoming increasingly evident, there is a need to better understand and more effectively address the issue of compensation for environmental damage. This document is aimed at researching the prospects of getting reparations1 for environmental damage at the international level, through the…

Introduction People destroy the environment when waging wars and carrying out economic activities without taking proper responsibility for it. When there is a need to bring those responsible for environmental destruction to justice, both at the state and international levels, there are more questions than answers. The larger the damage to nature, the more likely…

In the recent years, Ukrainian forest policy has a number of distinctive trends, which reflect overall Ukrainian environmental and economic policy and priorities as well as vision of the sector development by managing officials of the State Agency of Forest Resources of Ukraine (hereinafter – SAFR). There trends are based on 3 main directions with…

Introduction. In a world where the devastating effects of war on the environment are becoming increasingly evident, there is a need to better understand and more effectively address the issue of compensation for environmental damage. This document is aimed at researching the prospects of getting reparations1 for environmental damage at the international level, through the…

Introduction. This policy paper is intended to highlight the importance of adopting by the Council of Europe of a binding decision on the recognition of the right to a safe and healthy environment, adopting the Protocol on the right to a safe and healthy environment to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and…