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101.Court decision: improper use of forests is the ground for terminating the agreement (2023-09-19)
... Numerous activists who periodically visited this area in Zakarpattia, cleaned up garbage, and at the same time repeatedly recorded violations by the non-governmental organization “Life of Trees” of the terms of the agreement with the state enterprise “Khust Forestry Experimental Enterprise“. The activists observed littering of the territory, removal of the top layer of soil,... ...
102.Factors influencing the right of citizens to safe drinking water in the context of war (2023-08-20)
... Introduction The full-scale invasion of Russian troops into Ukraine had a devastating effect on the essential infrastructure, including water supply and treatment systems, exacerbating the triple humanitarian, economic and environmental crisis. Preliminary damage assessments demonstrate that the costs of this infrastructure may amount to billions of dollars, and that complete overhaul of many systems and... ...
103.The draft law 9516: the road to hell is paved with good intentions… (2023-08-07)
... The draft law 9516: the road to hell is paved with good intentions… or how the cancellation of requirements for EIA, clearcut sanitary logging and reduction of the powers of the Ministry of Environment will contribute to “effective management of forests on the basis of the principles of handling forestry close to nature, adapted to climate... ...
104.Bays of the Kakhov reservoir after the disaster. The silent death of thousands of living beings (2023-08-05)
... Consequences of blowing up the Kakhovskaya HPP for the ecosystems of southern Ukraine Walking along the bottom of the former reservoir, we saw thousands of shells from dead molluscs. They were scattered everywhere, among them lay the dried skeletons of crayfish, and sometimes there were remains of fish. Frogs croaked in the remaining lakes, surely,... ...
105.Bays of the Kakhov reservoir after the disaster. The silent death of thousands of living beings (2023-08-05)
... Consequences of blowing up the Kakhovskaya HPP for the ecosystems of southern Ukraine Walking along the bottom of the former reservoir, we saw thousands of shells from dead molluscs. They were scattered everywhere, among them lay the dried skeletons of crayfish, and sometimes there were remains of fish. Frogs croaked in the remaining lakes, surely,... ...
106.Reconstruction of the Kakhovka HPP: premature decision of the CMU (2023-07-31)
... “Kakhovka Platform” calls on the government to reconsider its intentions The civil society coalition “Kakhovka Platform” appealed to the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal with a letter of appeal regarding the government’s approval of the experimental project to rebuild the Kakhovka HPP. “The blowing up of the Kakhovka HPP dam by the Russian occupiers... ...
107.The Supreme Court on construction within the coastal protection zone (2023-07-26)
... On July 3, 2023, the Supreme Court issued a ruling regarding legality of the approval of the detailed plan “Yaroslavna” in the Shchaslyvtseve village council of the Henichesk district of the Kherson region (case No. 540/86/20). The essence of the case was that the detailed plan of a part of the territory of the Shchaslyvtseve... ...
108.Staff of the National Nature Park “Desnyansko-Starohutskyi” became the winner of a prestigious international competition! (2023-07-26)
... Staff of “Desnyansko-Starohutskyi” National Nature Park won the International Ranger Award from the International Union for Conservation of Nature. This is recognition at the global level of many years of persistent and hard work! Why was this park awarded? Because staff of the park not only protect nature with power of their hearts but also... ...
109.Continuation of the case on compliance with the requirements of legislation during the treatment of fields with pesticides and agrochemicals: Zalistsi village, Kremenets district, Ternopil region (2023-07-26)
... For many years, residents of the village of Zalistsi in the Ternopil region have been watching the growing use of pesticides and agrochemicals of dubious quality by local farmers. EPL team also got involved in solving this issue. We have already repeatedly talked about the development of this case on our information resources: http://surl.li/jkhhk,... ...
110.The laboratory confirmed that bees in Brody district died due to a dangerous toxin (2023-07-17)
... On its information resources, EPL has already informed about the case of a mass plague of bees in Brody district (Lviv region)1. According to the results of a study conducted by the State Enterprise “Scientific Center of Preventive Toxicology, Food and Chemical Safety named after L.I. Medved of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine”, traces... ...
