... 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... ...
... 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... ...
... Case: Protection of activists of Tatarbunary regional NGO “Vidrodzhennia” Region: Ukraine, Odessa oblast Parties: Tatarbunary regional NGO “Vidrodzhennia”, local businessman Essence of the case: compensation of moral damage done to the reputation of local businessman after spreading information about his actions on the territory of the National Park «Tuzlovski Lymany» Essence of the problem: It’s... ...
... Case: Protection of deputy of Fastiv city council Region: Ukraine, Kyiv region, city of Fastiv Parties: deputy of Fastiv city council and active citizen, LtD “Eko-vtor” Essence of the case: compensation of damage to reputation of LtD “Eko–Vtor” caused by distribution of information via Facebook on negative state of environment caused by commercial activities of... ...
... 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... ...
... 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... ...
... 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... ...
... 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... ...
... 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... ...
... 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... ...