The issue of holding the Russian Federation accountable for the damage caused to us and our state within the framework of the international compensation mechanism is actively developing. In 2024, many important events took place in this regard. The year 2023 ended with the approval of the composition of the Register Board and with its…

The year of 2024 became for International charitable organization “Environment-People-Law” a special period filled with new challenges and important achievements. The full-scale invasion and the ongoing war are prompting Ukrainian civil society to take an active stance both at the national and international levels. It is important that the voice of the environmentally conscious public…

On 16 December 2024, the Register of Damage Caused by the Aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine organised in Kyiv and online the first working meeting of its Civil Society Coordination Platform attended by more than 80 organizations. The Executive Director of the Register of Damage for Ukraine, Markiyan Klyuchkovskyi, gave a welcome speech…

Previously, through its information channels EPL has already informed about the launch of public hearings on the advisory opinion on the obligations of states in the context of climate change at the UN International Court of Justice in The Hague. The hearings lasted from December 2, 2024 until December 13, 2024. Representatives of states, international…

In the period of December 2 – 6, representatives of International charitable organization “Environment-People-Law” made an advocacy trip to the global justice center in The Hague (Netherlands), which aimed to increase international attention to the issues of legal definition of ecocide, compensation for damage caused to the Ukrainian environment by Russian aggression, and ensuring environmental…

  Yesterday, on December 5, 2024, an important event in international environmental law took place. The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine voted for the basic version of the draft Law “On the Ratification of Amendments to the Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters” No 0272 dated…

If: you are concerned about environmental problems and would like to get engaged into practical nature conservation; you connect your future work with nature conservation, environmental protection; you would like to solve a specific environmental problem – protect a river, forest, swamp, steppe, etc. or stop trespassers, then this program is for you! ICO “Environment-People-Law”…

  On 20 November 2024, the Ukrainian pavilion hosted a press briefing organized by the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine together with ICO “Environment-People-Law” entitled “Russia’s aggression against Ukraine: ecocide for the environment and climate as a consequence of the war” that was held in a mixed format within the UN…

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…

The event will be held on November 20, 2024 from 11:00-12:00, Kyiv time (UTC/GMT +2 hours), zoom link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6727159476?omn=89973905508 as a part of Ukrainian Pavilion of COP29. The opening speech of the Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine Viktoria Kireeva will be devoted to the irreparable losses of the environment of…

  The course will consist of modules dedicated to strategic environmental assessment in post-war recovery, environmental impact assessment procedures, consideration of wildlife interests in recovery plans and programs, waste management for territorial communities, the negative impacts of agricultural activities on the environment, and the basics of applying GIS technologies for environmental protection. The course will…

Preamble The UN Climate Conference is an annual conference held within the framework of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (hereinafter referred to as the Convention) and the meeting of the parties to the Kyoto Protocol. This conference is the main international event focused on climate, where not only environmental but also political interests…