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71.Continuation of the case on compliance with the requirements of legislation during the treatment of fields with pesticides and agrochemicals: Zalistsi village, Kremenets district, Ternopil region (2023-07-26)
... For many years, residents of the village of Zalistsi in the Ternopil region have been watching the growing use of pesticides and agrochemicals of dubious quality by local farmers. EPL team also got involved in solving this issue. We have already repeatedly talked about the development of this case on our information resources: http://surl.li/jkhhk,... ...
72.The laboratory confirmed that bees in Brody district died due to a dangerous toxin (2023-07-17)
... On its information resources, EPL has already informed about the case of a mass plague of bees in Brody district (Lviv region)1. According to the results of a study conducted by the State Enterprise “Scientific Center of Preventive Toxicology, Food and Chemical Safety named after L.I. Medved of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine”, traces... ...
73.Factors influencing the right of citizens to safe drinking water in the context of war (2023-07-13)
... The full-scale invasion of Russian troops into Ukraine had a devastating effect on the essential infrastructure, including water supply and treatment systems, exacerbating the triple humanitarian, economic and environmental crisis. Preliminary damage assessments demonstrate that the costs of this infrastructure may amount to billions of dollars, and that complete overhaul of many systems and change... ...
74.Results of communication with the Prosecutor General’s Office (2023-07-12)
... Results of communication with the Prosecutor General’s Office EPL continues communication with representatives of the Office of the Prosecutor General (hereinafter – OPG), including authorized persons of the Specialized Environmental Prosecutor’s Office. In the course of a series of working meetings and communication with a number of representatives of the OPG, there were identified the... ...
75.Ukrainian civil society – the voice of global ecological security (2023-07-12)
... The representative of the EPL participated in a webinar of the European Parliament addressing the ecocide in Ukraine caused by Russian military aggression. The webinar was organized by Member of the European Parliament Viola von Cramon-Taubadel and her team. Representatives of environmental organizations from Germany, France, as well as Members of the Verkhovna Rada of... ...
76.Welcome speech for participants of the summer school and Eco-hackathon by Prof. John Bonine, Chair of EPL Executive Board (2023-07-06)
... Welcome to the EPL summer school, the Eco-Hackathon, and to the hard but rewarding work that lies ahead of you – not only for these days but for the months and years ahead. And for some of you, for the rest of your professional and personal lives. I do not have to tell you that... ...
77.Assessing losses of ecosystem services in the Svyati Hory National Park: a presentation from ELAW scientist (2023-07-06)
... Participants of EPL’s summer school and Eco-Hacathon had a privilege to listen to a presentation by Dr. Mark Cherniak, Science Program Director at Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide (ELAW). Dr. Cherniak spoke about the losses of ecosystem services of forest biotopes in the Svyati Hory National Park: a practical case. The presenter began by defining... ...
78.Summer school. Day 2 (2023-07-06)
... The summer school “Mechanisms of nature protection in conditions of war” promises to be an exciting and extremely useful event for all those interested in preserving nature and fighting environmental problems. During the second day of the summer school, the participants had the opportunity to familiarize themselves with up-to-date methods and strategies aimed at protecting... ...
79.About participation in the public interest environmental law conference (PIELC) in the Philippines (2023-07-06)
... As you may know, the Philippines is among the countries with the richest biodiversity in the world having unique coastal, marine and island biotopes within the Coral Triangle1. Unfortunately, this state is one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots, with at least 700 species at risk of extinction. Local unique biodiversity is significantly threatened with extinction... ...
80.ELAW Annual Meeting (2023-07-06)
... From June 25 to 29, 2023, Cebu (the Republic of the Philippines) became the center of generation of ideas for protection of the planet by environmental lawyers from 70 countries. The Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide (ELAW) gathered environmental defenders on the picturesque island. EPL representatives as members of the Alliance took part in this international... ...
