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161.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... ...
162.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... ...
163.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... ...
164.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... ...
165.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... ...
166.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... ...
167.The position of the public regarding the assessment of the impact of the military aggression of the russian federation, bringing the russian federation to account and restoration of the environment to its natural state (2022-11-07)
... To: Chair of the Environmental Policy Committee of the VRU Oleh BONDARENKO Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources Ruslan STRILETS The position of the public regarding the assessment of the impact of the military aggression of the russian federation, bringing the russian federation to account and restoration of the environment to its natural state... ...
168.Statement regarding the inadmissibility of the adoption of the draft law No. 8058 “On accelerated revision of instruments of state regulation of economic activity” (2022-10-20)
... The public is deeply concerned about the initiative of legislative regulation of the accelerated review of permit documents and the secrecy of the legislative process, as well as about the fact that the provisions of the draft law No. 8058 contravene the requirements of national and international legislation. Implementation of the draft law will have... ...
169.Public participation in decisions on specific activities in Ukraine: state of the art and way forward (2022-10-18)
... Public participation in decisions on specific activities in Ukraine: state of the art and way forward Yelyzaveta Aleksyeyeva elni Review 2022, pp. 51-57. https://doi.org/10.46850/elni.2022.009 The article provides a critical analysis of the state of development of participatory democracy instruments in Ukraine in particular of access to information relevant to the decision-making and public participation in environmental matters.... ...
170.Prerequisites and certain aspects of implementation of an integrated approach to regulating industrial pollution in Ukraine (2022-10-18)
... Prerequisites and certain aspects of implementation of an integrated approach to regulating industrial pollution in Ukraine Yelyzaveta Aleksyeyeva, Serhiy Vykhryst, Dmytro Skrylnikov, Svitlana Sushko elni Review 2022, pp. 35-39. https://doi.org/10.46850/elni.2022.006 The piece explores the prerequisites of implementation of an integrated approach to regulating industrial pollution in Ukraine as well as provides an insight into the legislative proposals... ...
