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301.What are Ukrainians willing to do in order to preserve the environment? (2019-01-09)
... According to survey conducted in November-December 20181, an absolute majority of respondents agree with the statement that environmental problems directly affect their everyday lives and health. At the same time, environmental problems, as well as the environment in general depend not only on the authorities, adopted norms, international standards, etc., but also on the activities... ...
302.For-profit use of objects listed in the Red Data Book of Ukraine is prohibited (2019-01-09)
... A new law enforcement practice of the Grand Chamber of the SC in environmental cases acknowledges as illegal commercial use of animals listed in the Red Data Book of Ukraine (article 19 of the Law of Ukraine of February 07, 2002 No. 3055-III “On the Red Data Book of Ukraine”) (The full text of the... ...
303.The Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court marks a decisive end to discussions on a need in permits in environmental protection (2019-01-08)
... Operation without obtaining relevant permits, if required, even if there is no procedure in place for their issue, is prohibited. This is the first of the conclusions of the resolution of the Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court in the case of EPL to protect dolphins. The full text of the judgement in the Case... ...
304.Does the environmental status influence human life and health: the Ukrainian people’s opinion (2019-01-04)
... According to the World Health Organization, chemical and biological pollution of air, water, soil, the noise, the anthropogenic climate changes and changes in the ecosystem are among the factors that directly affect human health1. This comes as no surprise, as consuming polluted water, consuming products grown on polluted lands, inhaling polluted air daily, a person... ...
305.Does the environmental status influence human life and health: the Ukrainian people’s opinion (2019-01-04)
... According to the World Health Organization, chemical and biological pollution of air, water, soil, the noise, the anthropogenic climate changes and changes in the ecosystem are among the factors that directly affect human health1. This comes as no surprise, as consuming polluted water, consuming products grown on polluted lands, inhaling polluted air daily, a person... ...
306.Stipulation of the necessity to amend the draft law “On Waste Management” (2018-12-20)
... In 2017, about 10 million tons of domestic waste were created in Ukraine and then buried on landfills totally covering the area of more than 8.5 thousand hectares. According to the data of the Ministry of Regional Development, as of 2017 the total number of landfills is 5434 units. Of these, 5.7% are landfills that... ...
307.On the draft law “On State Environmental Protection Service of Ukraine” (2018-11-19)
... Ukrainian environment is in poor condition and it is not a secret. Every day in news we hear about polluted rivers, illegal logging, lands fool of garbage, burning of leaves and other dry greenery, etc. The main reason for disregarding environmental rules is that current environmental protection system in most cases allows population and industry... ...
308.On the draft law “On Waste Management” (2018-11-19)
... In 2017 in Ukraine, about 10 million tons of household waste was created and then buried on landfills and polygons totally covering more than 8.5 thousand hectares1. According to the data of the Ministry of Regional Development, as of 2017 the total number of landfills is 5,434, among them 5.7% are overloaded, and 25% do... ...
309.A popular commentary on the Law of Ukraine “On Environmental Impact Assessment” (2018-11-14)
... The publication is intended to explain to the general public the main provisions of the Law of Ukraine “On Environmental Impact Assessment”, which introduced the European mechanism of taking account of environmental aspects in the process of authorization of planned activities that may have significant adverse impact on the environment. The compendium is intended for... ...
310.Protection of the Tarutynskyi steppe (2018-11-14)
... Essence of the case: protection of the biodiversity of the unique steppe land, restoration of the damaged part of the landscape reserve of local significance Tarutino steppe Region: Ukraine, Odessa region Essence of the problem: Destroyed about 1,000 hectares of particularly valuable steppe territory protected by the legislation on the natural reserve fund. Parties: Cabinet of... ...
