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101.Judges from Lviv failed to protect Svydovets mountain range. What next? (2022-12-17)
... On December, 15, 2022 the appeal court in Lviv took the side of the investors of ski resort Svydovets construction. Svydovevts ski resort is supposed to be second Bykovel ski resort in Zakarpatya region. Back in 2017, Rakhiv and Tyachiv regional state administrations adopted the decisions to approde the Detailed plan of the territory of... ...
102.Protection of ecoactivists in the world (2022-12-12)
... On November 23, there was held an online meeting of all stakeholders with the newly elected Special Rapporteur of the Aarhus Convention on Environmental Defenders, where he presented his mandate and talked about his future activities. Below we will consider the key aspects of Michel Forst’s vision of the mandate https://unece.org/sites/default/files/2022-11/Vision_for_mandate.pdf?fbclid=IwAR15mf5QmmOEsTMbf9GEifLGB1d15u5vdzpy0NLT4GZCE-IFeMfr5xeWJ2A. Mr. Michel Forst noted... ...
103.“Ukrainian case” in the Compliance Committee to the Protocol on PRTRs (2022-12-06)
... On November 24-25, 2022, in Geneva there was held the ninth meeting of the Working Group of the Parties to the Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (hereinafter – PRTR) to the Aarhus Convention. Despite the war, four representatives from Ukraine took part in the meeting of the Working Group – two representatives of... ...
104.Will the reform of state environmental control be implemented? (2022-12-06)
... The reform of state environmental control has been implemented for at least five years. It is almost three years since registration in the Parliament of the Draft Law on State Environmental Control No. 3091. In July 2021, it was adopted as a basis, and the issue has not moved any further. International charitable organization “Environment-People-Law”... ...
105.The role of civil society as driving force for the EU driven changes and reforms (2022-12-01)
... EPL participated online in High-Level Conference on ‘RebuildUkraine’ and Civil Dialogue, organized by European Environmental Bureau, with participation of the EU institutions representatives. EPL presented its vision on the role of civil society in Ukraine, in rebuilding Ukraine and launching key environmental reforms, in particular the reform of state environmental control. Below there is EPL statement... ...
106.Online meeting with the Aarhus Convention’s Special Rapporteur (2022-11-29)
... On November 23, there was held an online meeting of all stakeholders with the newly elected Special Rapporteur of the Aarhus Convention on Environmental Defenders, where he presented his mandate and talked about his future activities. After his election, Mr. Michel Forst thanked the Parties for their trust and stated that he will do his... ...
107.Recommendations for improvement of E-PRTR highlighted at the Ninth meeting of the working group of the Parties to the Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Register to the Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (2022-11-29)
... While Ukraine is just starting to implement the Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (hereinafter – the Register), the international community is actively working to improve it. Among other things, the following ideas for improvement of functioning of the European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (hereinafter – E-PRTR) were proposed at the ninth meeting of... ...
108.What mood prevails in the UN? (2022-11-29)
... As we mentioned earlier, lawyers of International charitable organization “Environment-People-Law” took part in The ninth meeting of the working group of the Parties to the Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (hereinafter – the Protocol) to the Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice on Environmental Matters. Participation... ...
109.The President’s speech at the meeting of the G20 countries: a view on ecocide (2022-11-22)
... Last week, the leaders of the world’s leading states arrived on the Indonesian island of Bali for the annual meeting of the G20 countries, which unites the world’s leading economies. All these countries in one or another way are experiencing the consequences of the war of the russian federation against Ukraine. The fact that... ...
110.Analysis of the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine (2022-11-16)
... Analysis of the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine “On Amendments to the Procedure for Conducting Public Hearings Regarding Consideration of Public Interests During Development of City Planning Documentation at the Local Level” On October 21, 2022, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved a new version of the Procedure for holding public... ...
