Towards Transparency and Public Participation in the Decision-Making Process on Subsoil Use under Production Sharing AgreementsThis publication was produced within the project “Supporting the activities of the Ukrainian National Platform of the EaP CSF in 2025-2026” implemented by the Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting with the financial support of the European Union. Its contents are the sole responsibility of the ICO “Environment-People-Law” (EPL) and do not necessarily reflect…
Modern environmental policy of Ukraine: transparency, efficiency and security in conditions of a military aggressionWe, participants of the international conference “Modern environmental policy of Ukraine: transparency, efficiency and security in conditions of the military aggression”, member organizations of the consortium of environmental, human rights and anticorruption non-governmental organizations, the Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine, members of the Parliament and representatives of civil ociety working in the…
This analytical document is intended to assist in implementing reforms in the field of environmental governance. The publication highlights key problems in environmental governance in Ukraine, gaps in the sector, and main solutions to overcome these gaps and achieve the goal of establishing a democratic environmental governance system that will ensure environmental protection and the…
Position of the representatives of the Ukrainian environmental movement on the progress in implementation of post-war reforms for the fourth Ukraine Recovery Conference, 2025 (Rome)
Policy Brief: The Destruction of Ukraine’s BiodiversityUkraine has already lost the majority of its biodiversity. The destruction of wild nature continues at an accelerated pace due to the intense impact of human activity, including the excessive expansion of agriculture. Ukraine has the highest percentage of arable land in Europe and the third highest in the world—56.8% of the country’s total area…
Reform of the system of conservation and restoration of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora: Ukraine on the way to the EUThis policy paper is devoted to the analysis of the regulatory, institutional and financial framework for biodiversity conservation in Ukraine in the context of harmonization of Ukrainian and European Union environmental legislation. The focus is on transposition and implementation of the requirements of the EU Birds and Habitats Directives, and on the prospect of converting…
The problem of ecocide through the lens of the Russian invasion of Ukraine: legal dimensionExecutive summary The problem of ecocide in the conditions of war. Russia’s full-scale invasion has had a devastating impact on Ukraine’s environment, including destruction of biodiversity, soil, water and air pollution, and loss of unique ecosystems. The scale of the damage indicates the need to qualify these actions as ecocide.
European integration “achievements” of Ukraine in 2024 in the environmental sectorRecently, the European Commission (hereinafter – the EC) released Ukraine 2024 Report within the 2024 Communication on EU enlargement policy1. Three pages of the report cover Chapter 27 of the acquis (Environment and climate change) and the conclusions are unfortunately disappointing. The European Commission assessed Ukraine’s progress in the environmental sphere in 2024 as very…
Are there legal grounds for the parliament to allow construction of new nuclear blocks N3 and N4 at Khmelnytska NPP?In April 2024 the Parliament registered the draft Law on location, designing and construction of energy blocks № 3 та № 4 at Khmelnytska NPP (https://itd.rada.gov.ua/billInfo/Bills/Card/43948) №11146 dated 03.04.2024. The main committee – Committee on Energy, Housing and Utilities Services provided its conclusion on 17.06.24, allowing inclusion of this draft law into the agenda of…
The environment is a silent victim of war. How long will this last?Introduction People destroy the environment when waging wars and carrying out economic activities without taking proper responsibility for it. When there is a need to bring those responsible for environmental destruction to justice, both at the state and international levels, there are more questions than answers. The larger the damage to nature, the more likely…
The position of representatives of environmental civil society movement regarding reconstruction of Ukraine within the Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC2024)Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC2024) will bring together leaders of a number of national governments, international organizations, business and civil society. Germany and Ukraine will jointly host the Conference on June 11 and 12, 2024 in Berlin. URC2024 is a continuation of the cycle of annual high-level events dedicated to the rapid recovery and long-term reconstruction…
Mechanisms of international reparations for environmental damage: compensation mechanism for UkraineIntroduction. In a world where the devastating effects of war on the environment are becoming increasingly evident, there is a need to better understand and more effectively address the issue of compensation for environmental damage. This document is aimed at researching the prospects of getting reparations1 for environmental damage at the international level, through the…
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