EPL research

We continue analyzing the loss of protected areas in the regions of Ukraine. This work shows the results of analytical studies of documentally proved losses of objects of natural reserve fund (hereinafter – NRF) in Zhytomyr region in the period from 1967 to 2016. As of 01.01.2016, the NRF of Zhytomyr region includes 221 objects […]

The 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster was marked by the decree of the President of Ukraine “On creation of the Chernobyl radiation and environmental biosphere reserve”. This event caused a stormy debate both among experts and the public. Please note that this decree comes into force only after the enactment of the law of […]

The Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of August 6, 2014 № 385 approved the National Strategy of Regional Development until 2020 (hereinafter – the Strategy), one of the strategic goals of which is rational use of natural resources, preservation of cultural heritage and valuable natural areas. In particular, Annex 5 to the […]

The next part of EPL’s study of the lost territories of natural reserve fund (NRF) is devoted to the Sumy region. Natural reserve fund of Sumy region is represented by very diverse network of protected sites and areas of almost all categories. As of 01.01.2016, their number reached 261 and they cover 181823.8556 ha or […]

On April 12, EPL environmentalists together with local nature protection activists were able to visit the national natural park “Oleshkivski sands” located in the Kherson region. Today, visiting the national park is not a simple task. For several months it has been literally captured by units of the armed forces of Ukraine. We informed on […]

Environmentalists and volunteers of Environment-People-Law continue the study of loss of natural reserve fund (NRF) in each of the regions. Unfortunately, except for existing nowadays NRF areas, information on protected objects that were cancelled in the past for various reasons, hardly exists. Sometimes the reason for this was the intent to cut trees or start […]

Several months ago, the territory of the regional landscape park “Lysa hora” in Kyiv was inhabited by unknown camps. This information came from local residents. Results of the exploration conducted jointly by EPL environmentalists and activists of the nature protection group “Zelene maibutnie” proved that the protected forests have been damaged on the slopes of […]

EPL ecologists and volunteers continue information search regarding the areas of nature and reserve fund that were cancelled in the regions for different reasons. The next part of the research is Khmelnytsk region. As of January 1, 2015 in Khmelnytsk region there are 522 sites of nature and reserve fund (NRF) with total area of 328456,2523 ha […]

We continue to release the results of the study of the lost areas of nature and reserve fund conducted by ecologists and volunteers of the ICO «Еnvironment-People-Law». The third part of the research is about Chernivtsi region. As of January 1, 2016 in Chernivtsi region there were 331 sites of nature and reserve fund (NRF) […]

On 26 February 2016, the Ministry of Environment of Ukraine held the meeting on expansion of the Holosiyivskyi national natural park in Kyiv and creation of a new national natural park on the southern outskirts of Kyiv. The meeting gathered scholars, staff of the Ministry of Environment, administration of the National park “Holosiyivskyi”, NGOs and […]