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1.Svydovets mountain range from Stih to Tempa (2026-07-10)
... On June 25-27, EPL team conducted a survey of the Svydovets mountain range in the Carpathians. This range still has some of the best-preserved natural complexes in the Ukrainian Carpathians, an extremely interesting geological structure and lakes of glacial origin, which have the status of hydrological monuments of nature. Svydovets is home to a wide... ...
2.The second day of Ukraine Recovery Conference in Gdansk (2026-06-29)
... EPL participated in developing the concept and moderating the workshop at the conference in Gdansk entitled “Green Recovery of Ukraine: Practical Steps, Challenges and Opportunities.” Ukrainian society aims to recover from the consequences of Russian armed aggression in a green manner, and nature conservation is the foundation and integral part of this process. Therefore, there... ...
3.The first day of URC in Gdansk – political statements of support from government leaders and EU leadership (2026-06-26)
... The official opening of the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Gdansk on June 25, 2026 was attended by the Prime Ministers of Ukraine and Poland, as well as numerous prime ministers from various countries – Austria and Germany, Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The prime ministers of the Baltic states emphasized the need for more active... ...
4.EPL representatives joined the events for civil society in Gdansk on the eve of URC2026 (2026-06-25)
... On June 24, the first civil society forum was held at the European Solidarity Center gathering a large number of representatives of mostly civil society organizations from Ukraine related to reconstruction issues and working in the areas of environmental protection, cooperation with communities, youth movements, journalism and information security, human rights protection and many others.... ...
5.The European Commission supports strengthening the institutional capacity of the environmental sector in Ukraine (2026-06-23)
... ICO “Environment-People-Law” (EPL) continues to cooperate with the European Commission on issues of institutional capacity of government bodies in the field of environmental protection and Ukraine’s fulfillment of its obligations within the framework of the process of accession to the European Union. In response to EPL’s appeal regarding the institutional capacity in the environmental... ...
6.EPL won its first precedent-setting victory: the court recognized Russia’s responsibility for the environmental damage to the Desnyansko-Starohutsky National Park and opened the way to environmental reparations (2026-06-21)
... The Shostka City District Court of Sumy Region fully satisfied the claim of the ICO “Environment-People-Law” and the National Nature Park “Desniansko-Starohutsky” to the Russian Federation for compensation for environmental damage caused as a result of armed aggression and recovered over UAH 6.1 million in damages from Russia. This case was one of the first... ...
7.EPL’s position on Chapter 27 of the negotiation process at URC 2026 (2026-06-09)
... Ukraine has made some progress in approximating the EU environmental acquis under Chapter 27, but a key challenge remains the gap between formal transposition of legislation and its practical implementation. Despite the adoption of a number of framework laws and strategic documents, the institutional capacity of environmental governance remains insufficient due to ongoing deregulation, fragmentation,... ...
8.Training “Specifics of War Crimes Against the Environment and Ecocide” (2026-06-01)
... On May 29, 2026, there was held the training “Specifics of War Crimes Against the Environment and Ecocide” dedicated to the current issues of qualification, investigation and documentation of crimes against the environment committed during the war of the Russian Federation against Ukraine. The event was organized by the International charitable organization “Environment-People-Law” (EPL) jointly... ...
9.Documenting the impact of military operations on the natural ecosystems of Khortytsia Island (2026-05-23)
... EPL employees Kateryna Polyanska and Olena Kravchenko, together with specialists from the nature conservation sector of the Khortytsia National Reserve Mykhailo Mulenko and Iryna Mikhina, visited monitoring sites established in 2024 to study changes in the natural ecosystems of the Dnipro Rapids National Zoological Reserve as a result of the impact of military operations. The... ...
10.CORRUPTION RISKS IN THE FIELD OF SUBSOIL USE AND PROTECTION: ANTI-CORRUPTION MEASURES FOR THEIR ELIMINATION (2026-04-17)
... The manual is devoted to a comprehensive study of key corruption risks in the field of subsoil use in Ukraine, as well as to the development of practical anti-corruption measures aimed at their prevention and elimination. The publication systematically highlights issues related to obtaining special permits for subsoil use, including oil- and gas-bearing subsoil, analyzes... ...
