On 12th of December, 2025 the Ministry of Economy closed an admission of investment applications for the tender competition for a Production Sharing Agreement (hereafter – the PSA) of the metallic fossil developed and refined at the “Dobra” lithium ore plot in Kirovograd region. Henceforth Interministerial Commission on Organising of conclusion and implementation of PSAs…

Draft Law No. 11082 “On Appeals” (hereinafter referred to as the draft law) was developed in accordance with the instructions of the Prime Minister of Ukraine to harmonize legislation with The Law of Ukraine “On Administrative Procedure” (hereinafter referred to as the LAP) to build a modern, democratic institute of appeals. Its initial concept was…

Within the International conference “Modern Environmental Policy of Ukraine: Transparency, Efficiency and Security in Conditions of the Military Aggression” (November 4–5, 2025), the fifth thematic block was devoted to biodiversity conservation during the full-scale war. The problems of preserving phytodiversity during military operations were highlighted by Yakiv Didukh, academician of the NAS of Ukraine. He…

On October 29, 2025, ICO “Environment-People-Law” had a meeting with representatives of the Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture as part of the discussions on legislative proposals developed by EPL team for bringing the Ukrainian legislation on biodiversity conservation in compliance with the Birds and Habitats Directives. EPL lawyers presented their proposals on banning trade…

The first day of the international conference “ Modern environmental policy of Ukraine: transparency, efficiency and security in conditions of the military aggression” proved that despite difficult circumstances, the Ukrainian environmental community continues to form deep analytical approaches, exchange experience and jointly seek solutions to build a sustainable system of environmental management. After the introductory…

Yesterday, representatives of EPL and UNCG as members of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) took part in the opening of the IUCN Congress in the capital of the United Arab Emirates. The World Congress brought together more than 10 thousand scientists, representatives of environmental governmental and non-governmental organizations from all continents. The…

  In this digest, we aim to highlight key aspects of Ukraine’s implementation of Chapter 27 of the EU acquis in the field of environmental protection and climate policy. This is the analysis of regulatory and legal acts aimed at harmonizing national legislation with European standards, and also highlight achievements, current challenges and promising directions…

The school was held from June 9 to 13, 2025 on the Svydovets massif in the Rakhiv district of the Transcarpathian region with the aim of conducting field research to identify the growth sites of rare relict and endemic plant species. Within the framework of the summer school, EPL volunteers, students of Kherson State University…

  In this digest, we aim to highlight key aspects of Ukraine’s implementation of Chapter 27 of the EU acquis in the field of environmental protection and climate policy. This is the analysis of regulatory and legal acts aimed at harmonizing national legislation with European standards, and also highlight achievements, current challenges and promising directions…

On June 9, 2025, ICO “Environment-People-Law“ started the school for volunteers entitiled “Preservation of relict and endangered species of plants and animals of Svydovets” and field studies for students of Kherson State University and Uzhhorod National University. This comprehensive event is held in the unique Svydovets mountain range based in the village of Dragobrat. In…

In this digest, we aim to highlight key aspects of the transposition of the EU acquis in the field of environmental protection and climate policy within the framework of bilateral negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to the EU. We have analyzed regulatory and legal acts aimed at harmonizing the national legislation with European standards, and also…

At this year’s joint session of the Conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions, held on May 9, 2025 in Geneva, UN member states negotiated about the ways of strengthening control over hazardous substances. Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants: Banning Three Extremely Hazardous Substances Participants of the session agreed on…