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28 October 2016 Crime and punishment in environmental protection: a priority for the state

On October 27, 2016, EPL held consulted with stakeholders entitled “Problems of legal liability for environmental offenses: causes and solutions” in the Ukrainian Crisis Media Center.

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27 October 2016 The Environmental Inspectorate does not want to protect “Chornyi Cheremosh” nature reserve from Verkhovyna foresters

In July 2016, environmental scientists of International charitable organization “Environment-People-Law” surveyed the territory of Burkut Forestry of the state enterprise “Verhovyna forestry” and revealed numerous violations of forestry rules, the most significant of which is trailing and transportation of cut wood through the estuary of the river Chornyi Cheremosh, storage of logging remnants within coastal…

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26 October 2016 The military allocated for ploughing protected virgin lands that are not theirs

In 2012, in the Odessa region there was created one of the largest in Ukraine steppe reserves – reserve “Tarutynskyi steppe” with an areas of 5200 hectares1. The reserve was created on virgin territory that previously belonged to Tarutyno military range.

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26 October 2016 The truth and lies about forest logging in Ukraine

On October 26, 2016, International charitable organization “Environment-People-Law”, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources of Lviv Regional State Administration and the State Environmental Inspectorate of Ukraine in Lviv region held a press conference “The truth and lies about forest logging in Ukraine.”

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24 October 2016 No state architectural and construction control in Ukraine. The State Architectural and Construction Inspectorate is not working

The media often release news on unauthorized constructions within coastal protection strips, the objects of protected areas etc. Massiveness of such constructions indicates that in Ukraine there is no state architectural control although there is a body that is authorized to perform it.

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24 October 2016 Crime and punishment in environmental protection: priorities for the state (consultations with stakeholders)

On 27 October 2016, in the Ukrainian Crisis Media Center International Charitable Organization “Environment-People-Law” is holding consultations with stakeholders entitled “Problems of legal liability for environmental offenses: causes and solutions”.

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21 October 2016 On 21 October, the round table discussion entitled “Sustainable management of forests to overcome corruption” was held

The round table was attended by the leadership of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources of Lviv Regional State Administration, Lviv Regional Forest and Hunting Administration, State Environmental Inspectorate in Lviv region, state enterprise “Halsillis”, representatives of the Prosecutor’s Office in Lviv region, State Specialized Forest Protection Enterprise “Lvivlisozahyst”, scientists of the Institute of…

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19 October 2016 Announcement: “Sustainable forest management as a way of combating corruption”

The issue of deforestation, particularly in the Carpathian region, in 2016 became top issue for environmental articles, radio and TV programs. EPL invites journalists, community activists, and everyone who is interested in the topic of forest management to the round table “Sustainable forest management as a way to fight corruption”.

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13 October 2016 Volunteer trip to the regional landscape park “Kramatorskyi”

On 22-23 October, International charitable organization “Environment-People-Law” (EPL) and “Ekomah” NGO ( Luhansk) organize volunteers to visit the regional landscape park (RLP) “Kramatorskyi” (Donetsk region).

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12 October 2016 Russia turns the Kerch Peninsula into the area of ​​man-made disasters

EPL environmentalists perceive the recent developments on the Kerch Peninsula as a threat of man-made disaster. Until recently, the Kerch Peninsula remained the least developed part of Crimea. Mostly it consists of natural steppe areas, cliffs and other natural landscapes, richly filled with monuments of history and archeology, as well as the culture of Crimean…

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