Events and Announcements

May 15. The russian military hit a warehouse with ammonium nitrate in the Kharkiv region. The explosion caused a large column of orange smoke. May 17. An air strike on the enterprise producing construction materials Knauf Ukraine in Soledar of Donetsk region. As a result of the strike, a large-scale fire broke out. May 20….

  MPs without an official decision of the Committee on Environmental Policy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, an official position of the Ministry of Environment are trying to cancel the SEA – Strategic Environmental Assessment – for a number of programs in oblasts and local communities, which assesses environmental impact at the planning stage….

  Ukraine has chosen the way of recovery,which should be aimed at improving the quality of life and implementing European standards. Therefore, recovery planning must be in line with European approaches and take into account environmental, climate and resource-saving aspects. Other tools designed to ensure good quality decision-making include SEA and EIA. The application of…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…