... Today the Supreme Court, consisting of a panel of judges of the Administrative Court of Cassation including judge-rapporteur Kravchuk V. M., judges: Bernazyuka Ya. O., Starodub O. P. heard the case № 807/1314/17 on cassation appeals of Fabrytsiy Vasyl Vasyliovych, 3rd person: International charitable organization “Environment-People-Law” regarding the decision of the Lviv Court of Appeal... ...
... We present you the official position of the International Charitable Organization “Environment-People-Law” towards the case “Presumed threat to Emerald site” Polonina Borzhava “(UA0000263) from wind energy development” released 21.09.2021 on the 2nd Meeting of Experts Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats with civil society and other stakeholders. The full text can be... ...
... Bern Convention / Polonina Borzhava OSA, 2nd Meeting with civil society and other stakeholders took place on Tuesday 21st September. Official position of EPL 1 Substantial adverse impact on the territory of the Emerald network “Polonina Borzhava” (UA0000263) from wind energy development. The construction of wind farms on the territory of Polonina Borzhava will have a significant... ...
... This document assesses Ukraine’s progress in fulfilling certain obligations under the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement in terms of cooperation in carrying out institutional reforms in the area of environmental protection (Article 365 of Chapter 6 “Environment” of Title V “Economic and Sector Co–operation”), as well as the gradual approximation of Ukrainian legislation in the area of... ...
... EPL took part in the meeting with the EU Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Virginijus Sinkevičius. During the meeting, EPL Executive Director Olena Kravchenko spoke about the progress of reforms in the area of state environmental control, state environmental monitoring, waste management, biodiversity conservation. According to Olena Kravchenko, over the last year Ukraine... ...
... Region: Kamyanske city, Dnipropetrovsk oblast Essence of the case: Defending the right of city residents to safe and healthy environment. Essence of the problem: The Ministry of Environment allowed the company Rokoban to operate in Kamyanske city, namely to incinerate hazardous waste and to process livestock waste with a capacity of up to 40 000 tons per year.... ...
... One of the obligations under the Aarhus Convention is the periodic (before each Meeting of the Parties, which takes place every 3-4 years) preparation of a national report on the implementation by the Party of the provisions of the Convention. Such a reporting mechanism is based on Article 10 of the Aarhus Convention and provides... ...
... “All major environmental laws should be adopted in 2021”, – President Volodymyr Zelensky promised during “Ukraine 30. Ecology” forum. Will the “Servants of the People” fulfill the will of the President and all Ukrainians? So far, the deputies have twice failed the important European integration draft law 4167 – at first 5 votes, and on... ...
... Prosecutor General of Ukraine Iryna Venediktova, staff of the Specialized Environmental Prosecutor’s Office and representatives of the Directorate General Human Rights and Rule of Law of the Council of Europe met with representatives of environmental non-governmental organizations EPL, Ukrainian Nature Conservation Group, Association of Hazardous Waste Management Enterprises, Civil project “Ekoltava”, Save Dnipro, “Second... ...
... On May 21, 2021, the Parliament considered the draft law №4167 “On prevention, reduction and control of industrial pollution”. Roll-call voting turned out to be a failure! Only 213 votes in favor. This means that the introduction of advanced technologies for the control of industrial pollution in enterprises owned by oligarchs is postponed for an... ...