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301.Unaccounted forests of Ukraine (2020-09-23)
... In Ukraine, there is a large number of unaccounted forests on agricultural and undistributed lands. There is no exact data on the area of unaccounted forests, but some estimations indicate the scale of hundreds of thousands of hectares. Due to the intensification of agricultural production, unaccounted forests are being cut down on a massive scale,... ...
302.Protection of National park “Tuzlowski lymany” (2020-07-01)
... The essence of the case: preservation of specially valuable wetlands of international importance from construction and other illegal activities and legal support of the activities of National Park ” Tuzlowski lymany “. The essence of the problem: National park ” Tuzlowski lymany ” was created to protect specially valuable Ramsar lands – the system of... ...
303.5th June World Environment Day (2020-06-05)
... Today is World Environment Day (WED). This is the International Day of the United Nations. The idea behind celebrating this day is that everyone on the planet should think at least for a moment about the environment and his/her place in global processes. This is a special day for International charitable organization “Environment-People-Law”. We analyze... ...
304.Appeal of the Environmental Impact Assessment Conclusion for Polisske VES (2020-06-03)
... Case: Appeal of the Environmental Impact Assessment Conclusion for Polisske VES Region: Ukraine Case Overview: The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) procedure for Polisske VES was conducted with significant violations of environmental legislation both by the business entity and the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources (referred to as the Ministry of Ecology as of... ...
305.Pump up your eco-activism with EPL and ELAW! (2020-04-08)
... International charitable organization Environment-People-Law (EPL), in collaboration with the Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide (ELAW), is launching a new project: “Strengthening Environmental Democracy in Ukraine,” funded by The United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF). The two-year project aims to strengthen public participation in environmental justice through three thematic platforms to address environmental issues in the following areas:... ...
306.Causes and threats of decline in the number of cetaceans in the Black and Azov Seas (2020-02-28)
... The Black Sea mammal fauna has three species of cetaceans, which are endemic subspecies – the harbour purpoise, the short-beaked common dolphin and the bottlenose dolphin. The undermining of the forage base, poaching, accidental deaths in fishing nets, invasions of alien species, epizootics, pollution of the sea led to the threat of extinction of the... ...
307.Protecting the right to environmental safety due to the lack of control over the use of pesticides and agrochemicals (2020-02-18)
... Protecting the right to environmental safety due to the lack of control over the use of pesticides and agrochemicals Case: Prohibition of pesticides and agrochemicals due to lack of control system Region: Ukraine Essence of the case: The establishment in Ukraine of control over the use of pesticides and agrochemicals Essence of the problem: In... ...
308.FOREST TERRITORIES FOR WILD NATURE: NEW POLICY OF FOREST MANAGEMENT.WHITE PAPER (2020-01-13)
... The White paper is aimed to help in reformation of the management of forest industry. The publication outlines the main problems in forest industry in Ukraine, legislative gaps in this area and the key solutions for bridging the gaps and raising the quality of Ukrainian forests that will create necessary conditions for preserving biodiversity and... ...
309.FOREST TERRITORIES FOR WILD NATURE: NEW POLICY OF FOREST MANAGEMENT.GREEN PAPER (2020-01-13)
... This analytic paper (Green paper) is aimed to help in reformation of the management of forest industry. The publication outlines the main problems in forest industry in Ukraine, legislative gaps in this area that limit the development of the branch of economy and preservation of forest ecosystems with necessary conditions for biodiversity and ecological balance... ...
310.International judges forum dedicated to judicial protection of natural environment and environmental rights took place in Kyiv. (2019-11-08)
... On November 7, 2019, the High Administrative Court of the Supreme Court of Ukraine, in partnership with EPL, with the funding of the EU organized important and useful event for judges, academia and public. The participants to this event discussed elements of access to justice and court practice in cases concerning protection of environmental rights... ...
