Events and Announcements

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…

Spring sowing – Ukrainian agricultural producers have started work. Almost every one of them will tell you “How can we do without fertilizers? I will have a small harvest without them. “ What is currently happening in the domestic fertilizer market? First, a number of Ukrainian plants are “suspended” or are in a zone of…

Military action on the territory of Ukraine has led to many social and humanitarian problems, as well as caused serious threats of man-made emergencies resulting from the actions of the occupiers. The risks to the population associated with damage to facilities that pose an increased environmental risk are of particular concern at this time, because…

 On March 18, 2022, the representatives of the ICO “Environment People Law” and the Ukrainian Nature Conservation Group took part in a webinar on Environmental Impacts of Russia’s Invasion: Voices from Ukraine. The meeting was organized by Center of European, Russian and Eurasian Studies, Petro Jacyk Program of University of Toronto, Munck School. EPL…

    Having started the war against Ukraine, russia is harming the environment in all directions, and marine territories are no exception. Since the beginning of the military invasion, there have been recorded cases of negative environmental impacts in the Black Sea region. Russian military is shelling civilian ships, shooting down planes, firing off the…

It is reported that in the city of Sedniv, Chernihiv region, the bodies of dead russian soldiers are being utilized on the territory of a starch factory. The bodies are burned, there is a terrible stench. Starch is produced at the temperature of about 130 degrees and below. In order to burn a human body…