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591.How locals steal wood (2016-08-25)
... EPL made the second raid to the forest areas of Western Ukraine to inspect forest logging and its legitimacy. This time we examined management of forestry in the national nature park “Hutsulshchyna” and the state enterprise “Kutsky forestry.” ...
592.How locals steal wood (2016-08-25)
... EPL made the second raid to the forest areas of Western Ukraine to inspect forest logging and its legitimacy. This time we examined management of forestry in the national nature park “Hutsulshchyna” and the state enterprise “Kutsky forestry.” In this area we have recorded a large number of illegal logging done by local people without... ...
593.A barbaric rally in the nature reserve has been stopped in time (2016-08-21)
... Recently we learnt about the intention to commit massive violations of the environmental law. In particular, a group of unknown people who call themselves “Excursion auto, motorcycle tours in the Carpathians” plan for the period of 20-25 August 2016 to conduct a massive motorcycle race in the Carpathian Biosphere Reserve (Reserve Marmarosky array: Berlebashka mountan,... ...
594.A barbaric rally in the nature reserve has been stopped in time (2016-08-17)
... Recently we learnt about the intention to commit massive violations of the environmental law. In particular, a group of unknown people who call themselves “Excursion auto, motorcycle tours in the Carpathians” plan for the period of 20-25 August 2016 to conduct a massive motorcycle race in the Carpathian Biosphere Reserve (Reserve Marmarosky array: Berlebashka mountan,... ...
595.Ground pine, sphagnum and the Cheremosh (2016-08-17)
... In July 2016, EPL made first trips to the Carpathian region in order to reveal violations in the forestry management. The first object of the survey was Burkutska forestry of the state enterprise “Verhovynsky forestry” (Ivano-Frankivsk region Verkhovyna district) where we analyzed the situation with forest logging and its impact on mountain ecosystems. ...
596.Ground pine, sphagnum and the Cheremosh (2016-08-16)
... In July 2016, EPL made first trips to the Carpathian region in order to reveal violations in the forestry management. The first object of the survey was Burkutska forestry of the state enterprise “Verhovynsky forestry” (Ivano-Frankivsk region Verkhovyna district) where we analyzed the situation with forest logging and its impact on mountain ecosystems. From Burkut... ...
597.Elephant dies after 1,000-mile journey from India to Bangladesh (2016-08-16)
... Conservation officials’ attempt to transport animal to safari park after it was separated from herd in floods in Assam fails Bystanders try to pull the elephant from a pond in Jamalpur, northern Bangladesh. Officers had followed it for 48 days. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images ...
598.Electricity retailers use lack of competition to exploit consumers, analysis says (2016-08-16)
... AGL, Origin and EnergyAustralia dominating the market, with consumers suffering most in South Australia The ‘big three’ electricity retailers, AGL, Origin and EnergyAustralia, are exploiting a lack of competition and the complexity of bills, according to a report by CME and GetUp. Photograph: Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images ...
599.Waste of resources is biggest threat to planet, warns Scottish environment agency (2016-08-15)
... Scotland’s industries and farmers must cut energy, greenhouse gas emissions and resource use as waste overtakes pollution as the major environmental threat, says head of regulator Scottish salmon farms have been highlighted as needing to improve environmental sustainability. Photograph: REX/Shutterstock Severin Carrell, Scotland editor Scotland’s environment agency has warned the country’s industries and farmers that... ...
600.Modern life doesn’t have to be rubbish: helping Mumbai clean up its act (2016-08-15)
... Modern life doesn’t have to be rubbish: helping Mumbai clean up its act On a suburban beach scores of volunteers take on mountains of waste and years of apathy in India’s most populous city The litter-strewn Versova beach in Mumbai. Photograph: Neerav Ghosh Bhavya Dore in Mumbai A plastic bag peeked out from under the... ...
