Ecoanalytics

All the resources necessary for our life are taken from the environment. This is the air we breathe, water which makes up 60% of our body and which makes our life possible, soil, which is used to grow agricultural products, and natural landscapes, which are a perfect place for rest and relaxation. According to WHO,…

CHALLENGES IN 2014 Absence of effective management system, absence of transparency, and qualitative legal system are the main problems in the forest management sector, which are the reasons of social dissatisfaction with the actions of forest officers. The biggest challenges were: Merging of economic and supervisory functions in the system of the State Agency of…

Each state shall have efficient mechanisms in the field of environmental protection and conservation encouraging compliance with legislation, preventing future violations, reimbursing the inflicted damage. One of the mechanisms of ensuring compliance with environmental norms is environmental liability that is real, proportionate and adequate to the damage inflicted on the environment. The ultimate goal of…

Since the proclamation of Ukraine’s independence, environmental control has repeatedly been reformed. The goal of the reform is to ensure real environmental protection, timely suspension and prevention of harm that may be caused to the environment, compensation for it, detection and suspension of violations, and bringing the perpetrators to justice. However, environmental control is still…

Eco-labelling is a symbol, an image or a wording on a label of a particular product or in its documentation indicating the environmental aspects of the product. Eco-labelling is intended to inform a consumer in a concise manner about the environmental benefits of the product and persuade him to buy the product that will have…

According to surveys conducted in November–December 20181, 60 % of citizens think that over the past 10 years, the quality of air in Ukraine has worsened. 28 % think that it has not changed. Another 5 % noted improvement of the air quality. 7 % did not determine a response. What concerns regional differences, the…

According to the sociological research conducted by International Charitable Organization “Environment-People-Law” and Kyiv International Institute of Sociology in November – December 20181, more than three quarters of the respondents (79%) agree with the statement that, as an individual, they can play a role in the environmental protection in Ukraine, at that 44% – “completely agree”,…

According to the sociological survey conducted by International Charitable Organization “Environment-People-Law” and Kyiv International Institute of Sociology in November – December 20181, a large majority of Ukrainians (80 %) recognize the need for pro-European reforms in the field of the environmental protection and rational use of natural resources. Only 8 % of citizens disagree with…

According to survey conducted in November-December 20181, an absolute majority of respondents agree with the statement that environmental problems directly affect their everyday lives and health. At the same time, environmental problems, as well as the environment in general depend not only on the authorities, adopted norms, international standards, etc., but also on the activities…

According to the World Health Organization, chemical and biological pollution of air, water, soil, the noise, the anthropogenic climate changes and changes in the ecosystem are among the factors that directly affect human health1. This comes as no surprise, as consuming polluted water, consuming products grown on polluted lands, inhaling polluted air daily, a person…

In 2017, about 10 million tons of domestic waste were created in Ukraine and then buried on landfills totally covering the area of more than 8.5 thousand hectares. According to the data of the Ministry of Regional Development, as of 2017 the total number of landfills is 5434 units. Of these, 5.7% are landfills that…

Ukrainian environment is in poor condition and it is not a secret. Every day in news we hear about polluted rivers, illegal logging, lands fool of garbage, burning of leaves and other dry greenery, etc. The main reason for disregarding environmental rules is that current environmental protection system in most cases allows population and industry…