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481.Why is the Ministry of Environment responsible for the massiveness of forest logging and how to prevent it? (2017-03-21)
... According to the Forest Code of Ukraine, allowable forest cutting norm is “scientifically based annual norm of logging approved for every owner, permanent forest user by groups of species, based on the principles of continuity and non-exhaustion of forest resources use.” These forest cutting norms are defined by appraisers (PA “Ukrderzhlisproekt) and are approved by... ...
482.The Ministry of Environment continues to neglect the Aarhus process (2017-03-21)
... On 29 July 2015, the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee addressed the Ministry of Environment of Ukraine with a proposal to provide their feedback to facts and accusations expressed by EPL regarding the shalegas agreements within five months. Back in November 2014, EPL made a submission to the Committee stating that in 2013 in the process... ...
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484.Creation of an integrated electronic system of environmental information (2017-03-09)
... On April 5, 2016, Lviv Chamber of Commerce hosted a press conference “Environmentalists launch an electronic system of environmental protection” organized by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources of Lviv Regional State Administration. The purpose of the press conference is to increase awareness of the public and executive authorities on the need to introduce... ...
485.Signing of Memorandum on creation of an integrated electronic system of environmental protection governance (2017-03-09)
... On 30 March 2016, at the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources of Ukraine there was the ceremony of signing the Memorandum on cooperation for creation of integrated electronic system of environmental protection governance and rational use of natural resources that was concluded among the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources of Ukraine, Lviv department... ...
486.Considerations concerning lawfulness of refusal of Lviv municipal enterprise “Lvivvodokanal” to disclose information about sources of smell in Lviv (2017-03-09)
... In August 2012, Lviv city NGO “Lviv press-club” referring to the Law of Ukraine “On Access to Public Information” sent two information requests to Lviv municipal enterprise “Lvivvodokanal” asking about enterprises which concluded agreements with Lvivvodokanal about joining the municipal sewage system and additional purification of norm-exceeding waste waters, amounts of these waters and costs... ...
487.EPL: Kyiv City State Administration is looking for investors for criminal proceedings (2017-03-09)
... Kyiv City State Administration released the notification that it plans reconstruction of 23 parks in Kyiv. dreamkyiv.com/kmda-planuye-rekonstruyuvaty-23-kyyivskyh-parky/ In particular, there are plans to make in parks cobbled paths, navigation, bicycle infrastructure, benches, trash receptacles, lighting, Wi-Fi, drinking sources, video cameras and emergency help buttons. Budget funds are planned to be used to finance installation of... ...
488.In Ternopil region the newly created nature monument is destroyed (2017-03-09)
... In Ternopil region, local population destroy a hill with rare plants by extracting sand and ignoring the fact that it is the newly created nature monument. The nature monument of local importance called “Dzherelna” was created on public lands of Kremenets City Council by the decision of Ternopil Regional Council of 9 April 2015 #... ...
489.World Wetlands Day (2017-03-09)
... World Wetlands Day was celebrated for the first time in 1997 to mark the date of the signing of the Convention on Wetlands of international importance (hereinafter – the Ramsar Convention). The Ramsar Convention was signed on 2 February 1971 in the city Ramsar (Iran) and is focused on environments important for habitats of water... ...
490.Destroying Protected Landscape «Tarutynskyi Step»:Ukrainian Army Not Ready For NATO Standards (2017-03-09)
... Press-Release 06.11.2016 For two weeks following the order of the Ministry of Defense farmers illegally have plowed almost half of thenature reserve «Tarutynskyi Step» area in Odesa region. According to the scientists, this area is one of the last most valuable steppe areas in Ukraine... ...
