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3 November 2014 The damage caused to protected areas by the war is worth 14 milliard UAH

Experts of International charitable organization “Environment-People-Law” collected facts proving destruction of protected areas in the ATO zone. The damage caused by war to protected forests only is worth 13 890 700 000 UAH.

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13 October 2014 EPL: 17% of vegetation cover in the ATO zone is damaged by fires (infographics)

These are findings of experts of the International charitable organization “Environment-People-Law” (EPL) who studied the ATO zone using MODIS2 data and Scanex technology3. The research is continuation of EPL’s work in the field of analysis of consequences of military actions for the environment in the ATO zone. Military actions are powerful factors of impact on…

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7 October 2014 Because of shelling of Shchastia town the concentration of hazardous substances has considerably increased

The research conducted by experts of International charitable organization “Environment-People-Law” revealed that as a result of shelling of Shchastia town the concentrations of hazardous substances have considerably increased. Indicators for certain pollutants in the air have substantially exceeded maximum permissible concentrations.  

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29 September 2014 The research performed by International charitable organization “Environment-People-Law” (EPL) showed that there were about 3000 fires in the territory of the antiterrorist operation (ATO)

This is 20 times as much as in the same period of the previous year. The research was performed using the earthdata of the distant system of earth survey MODIS (NASA). It covered all cases of vegetation burning and fires on residential areas in the period from June until September 2014. The majority of burnings…

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26 September 2014 On 20-21 September 2014, Lviv hosted an international symposium “Human Rights and Environment in a New Ukraine: In Honor of Prof. Svitlana Kravchenko”

Press-release The event is unique for Ukraine because for the first time in history of independence of this country it gathered leading environmental lawyers from all over the world who form environmental policy and environmental law in such countries as the USA, Canada, Poland, Sweden, Spain, Germany, Hungary, Georgia, Armenia, Mexico, Moldova, Belarus. Participants of…

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23 September 2014 Joint Statement of Practicing Lawyers and Academicians on Peace and the Environment in Ukraine

Peace, development and environmental protection are interdependent and indivisible.                           Principle 25, Rio Declaration on Environment and Development In Lviv, Ukraine on September 2014, representatives of 13 countries gathered at the international symposium “Human Rights and Environment in a New Ukraine: in Honor…

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10 September 2014 Human Rights and Environment for a New Ukraine

Press-anons On 20-21 September 2014, Lviv will host an international symposium “Human Rights and Environment in a New Ukraine: In Honor of Prof. Svitlana Kravchenko”. Environmental law cannot be treated separately whether through policy options, legislation or judicial doctrine in cases. Law in the field of human rights cannot be alienated from care about life…

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2 September 2014 Radio program «Humane treatment of homeless animals»

Announcement Environment-People-Law (EPL) has initiated a radio broadcast on “Humane treatment of homeless animals” which will be held on the Lviv station “Independence” at 14.00 hrs, 04.09.2014. During the study of the theme about the homeless animals, lawyers of EPL had found many problematic issues, the most crucial of them are creating  shelters, catching animals,…

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25 July 2014 Confidentiality of information on concluded international agreements: protect the interests of one of the party or creation the corruption scheme?

On October 19, 2009 Ukraine and Japan signed an agreement about selling quotas on greenhouse gas emissions. EPL requested information from the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine(CMU) and from the National Environmental Investment Agency of Ukraine(NEIA) about such agreement, about the amount of money, received from this agreement, and about the areas where they will be spent….

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30 June 2014 The Meeting of the Parties to the Aarhus Convention: how Maydan saved Ukraine and about the draft law on environmental impact assessment

The 5th Meeting of the Parties to the Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (the Aarhus Convention) is held in Maastricht (Netherlands) from 30 June till 2 July 2014. In the meeting hall there are over 450 official delegates and representatives of the public from…

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