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251.Protection of environmental activists from Bilyky village (2019-10-27)
... Case: Protection of environmental activists from Bilyky village Region: Poltava region, Bilyky village Essence of the case: Protection of the right of local population to protest against pollution and illegal activity of polluter Parties: Ecoactivists, residents of Bilyky village. LtD “Silski tradycii”. Essence of the Problem: Local residents of Bilyky village, after long and ineffective fight against... ...
252.Garbage fee (2019-09-13)
... The system of payment for household waste in Ukraine was formed even when some of the deputies of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and most of the experts, and I, as they say, “went to the table on foot”. Та проблема в тому, що в період формування цієї системи сам склад відходів відрізнявся від сьогоднішнього... ...
253.Directions of improvement of the waste management system in Ukraine (2019-09-13)
... The current Ukrainian state policy in the area of waste management is not sufficiently clear. The old non-transparent and corrupt post-Soviet system does not comply with modern European trends and needs to be fully updated. Moreover, the system is not able to function due to lack of control on behalf of the state that should... ...
254.Invitation for general stakeholders to participate in the survey concerning public participation in decision-making on climate change (2019-09-12)
... Dear colleagues, We are inviting representatives of public, environmental and non–environmental NGOs, representatives of business, academia, municipalitiestoparticipateinthesurveyofpublicopinion. Survey is aimed at assessment of the level of awareness of wide public concerning problems of climate change, and possibilities for their participation in political or individual decision–making affecting climate, at national, regional and local levels, defining of... ...
255.EU project makes assessment of mercury-containing waste in Ukraine (2019-05-28)
... Lviv, May 28, 2019 Annually Ukraine dumps about 26 mln fluorescent lamps that contain about 130 kg of mercury. Waste electronic and electric equipment contributes to another 40 kg of mercury that gets into the environment as stated in the analytical report “Assessment of amounts of mercury-containing waste and recommendations for implementation of the Minamata... ...
256.Conference “Ukraine’s accession to the Minamata Convention on mercury and its implementation – the priority for preserving health and environment” (2019-05-24)
... Lviv, May 24, 2019 Conference “Ukraine’s accession to the Minamata Convention on mercury and its implementation – the priority for preserving health and environment” On May 28-29, 2019, the EU project “Ukrainian civil society for European-style waste management” will hold the international conference “Ukraine’s joining the Minamata Convention on mercury and its implementation – the... ...
257.Protection of valuable mountain range Svydovets (2019-05-04)
... Region: Zakarpatya and Ivano-Frankivsk regions Essence of the case: Protection of valuable mountain range, glassier lakes, Emerald network site, wetlands from construction of ski resort «Svydovets» Essence of the problem: In May 2017, Rakhiv and Tyachiv state administrations adopted the decisions on approval of the detailed plan of the territory (DPT) and decided on functional designation... ...
258.25years working to protect nature (2019-03-30)
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259.Next court victory in a fight against new Danosha pig farm in Tlumach region (2019-03-14)
... On February 27, 2019, Tlumach region court of Ivano-Frankivsk oblast ruled in favor of local resident fighting against next Danosha pig farm in Grushka village, Tlumach region. The court agreed that the decision to allocate 5,5 ha of land (pasture) into lease for a pig farm construction was illegal and declared void the Order of... ...
260.EPL team is reporting for the year 2018 (2019-03-14)
... We face new challenges every day. Sometimes, next day after solving one problem, there are two or three new ones. A while ago, EPL made many efforts to enact the EIA procedure in Ukraine. It involved enormous advocacy work that finally lead to adoption of the law and the launching of the online register. It... ...
