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731.University of Chicago professors urge fossil fuel divestment over climate change fears (2016-02-22)

( Environmental news )

... More than 250 professors at the former home of Barack Obama and Bernie Sanders sign petition, but university resists over tradition ...

732.Climate experts urge leading scientists’ association: reject Exxon sponsorship (2016-02-22)

( Environmental news )

... James Hansen, Michael Mann and Kerry Emanuel among more than 100 researchers voicing concern over firm’s ‘complicity in climate denial’ ...

733.Solar cars might be impressive. But vegan diets are better for the planet Leilani Münter (2016-02-22)

( Environmental news )

... As a professional race car driver, I’m all too aware of the impact driving has on the planet. ...

734.Economic courts closed the doors of justice for NGOs (2016-02-19)

( EPL: Events and Announcements )

... On 16 February 2016, Kyiv Appellate Economic Courts supported the decision of Economic Court of Kyiv by which EPL was refused the right to challenge state acts on the right to use lands by regional landscape park “Hranitno-stepove Pobuzhzhia”. ...

735.Economic courts closed the doors of justice for NGOs (2016-02-19)

( Екологія/Protection of biodiversity/News )

... On 16 February 2016, Kyiv Appellate Economic Courts supported the decision of Economic Court of Kyiv by which EPL was refused the right to challenge state acts on the right to use lands by regional landscape park “Hranitno-stepove Pobuzhzhia”. Back in 2006 by an illegal decision made by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine the... ...

736.Ukrainian dolphin is unhappy dolphin (2016-02-18)

( EPL: Events and Announcements )

... 19 February is the World Day of Sea Mammals Protection. Ukraine has also habitats of mammals. There are three types of cetaceans in Ukrainian territorial waters – bottlenose dolphins, porpoises and azov dolphins. All of them are on the Red Species List of Ukraine and International agreement on the conservation of cetaceans. ...

737.Ukrainian dolphin is unhappy dolphin (2016-02-18)

( Екологія/EPL research/Protection of biodiversity )

... 19 February is the World Day of Sea Mammals Protection. Ukraine has also habitats of mammals. There are three types of cetaceans in Ukrainian territorial waters – bottlenose dolphins, porpoises and azov dolphins. All of them are on the Red Species List of Ukraine and International agreement on the conservation of cetaceans.1 But are these... ...

738.In 2015 in Ukraine less than 3% of the planned protected areas have been actually created (2016-02-17)

( EPL: Events and Announcements )

... Despite the fact that the Strategy of regional development of Ukraine envisages expansion of the network of protected areas, during 2015 only in 10 regions of Ukraine decisions about creation of protected areas were adopted. Moreover, one protected object was created by the Ordinance of the President of Ukraine. ...

739.In 2015 in Ukraine less than 3% of the planned protected areas have been actually created (2016-02-17)

( Екологія/EPL research/Protection of biodiversity )

... Despite the fact that the Strategy of regional development of Ukraine envisages expansion of the network of protected areas, during 2015 only in 10 regions of Ukraine decisions about creation of protected areas were adopted. Moreover, one protected object was created by the Ordinance of the President of Ukraine. EPL environmentalists analyzed the process of... ...

740.Full-scale military training was held in the national natural park “Oleshkivski Sands” (2016-02-17)

( EPL: Events and Announcements )

... As known earlier, in October 2015 the territory of Kozachelaherska arena of Nizhniodniprovskiy (Oleshkivski) sands was entered by military troops. Military armed forces in fact illegally seized the territory, including the part that borders on the national natural park “Oleshkivski sands.” ...

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