Events and Announcements

EPL has repeatedly emphasized that small hydro power plants are not the tools of ensuring energy independence of Ukraine but are the business that ruins the environment. Another proof of this fact is the information released by the State enterprise “Enerhorynok” regarding the structure and amounts of functioning of energy market in 2016. Thus, small…

Despite the fact that the expansion of protected areas is stipulated by the Strategy of Regional Development of Ukraine, in 2016 only in 11 regions there were adopted decisions to establish protected areas. Another four areas expanded the network of protected areas through the work of the Ministry of Environment of Ukraine rather than departments…

Press-Release 06.11.2016

How can we find our own Ukrainian way of animal-raising development so that we are respected on the international markets? What should be changed immediately? What can local communities achieve? What support do reformers of agricultural sector need? Participants of the forum will jointly seek answers to these questions.

Ukraine has chosen the clear way of reforms and modernization in the direction of European standards and the EU is willing to help Ukrainian people to reach this goal. Currently the EU together with the Ukrainian government is determining the priorities of support for the period of 2018-2020.

Press-release This is the conclusion that can be made after the press conference “The truth and lies about forest logging”, which took place on 8 November in the Transcarpathian press center at Zhupanatska St. 15/4 in Uzhhorod.

On October 19, 2016 Nazavyziv village council addressed Nadvirna Town Council with a demand to cancel decisions of the latter on constructing Municipal Solid Waste Landfill in the mountain area «Chobitok» (letter of Nazavyziv village council1, decision of Nazavyziv village council2, petition to the deputies on cancellation the decisions of Nadvirna Town Council3).

Ecologists compiled a map of nature and reserve areas sustaining damage due to unauthorized actions of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine in the areas under control.

On November 3, 2016, Lviv Circuit Administrative Court ruled in favor of International Charitable Organization “Environment-People-Law” and ordered to release permits, project documentation and land documentation of “Agro-Lemberg” Ltd.

International Charitable Organization “Environment-People-Law” (hereinafter – EPL) express our deep concern over the fact that the President of Ukraine vetoed two environmental European integrational laws adopted by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on October 4, 2016.