Pollution of the Bug estuary following damage to Mykolaiv’s main wastewater treatment facility

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The war in Ukraine has seen attacks on or disruption to wastewater treatment infrastructure in Rubizhne, Chernihiv, Skadovsk, Sloviansk, Mariupol, Siverodonetsk, Lysychansk, Popasna, Mykolaiv, Vasylivka, and likely elsewhere. Eleven separate attacks on water facilities were reported on one day alone, April 19th. These included damage to, and/or the de-energisation of filter stations, pumping stations, and…

The appeal to the President of Ukraine about the fate and role of Ukrainian wildlife after the end of the war

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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi About the fate and role of Ukrainian wildlife after the end of the war The nature of Ukraine is an invaluable heritage of our state. The state of wildlife determines the quality of life of people, and its violation leads to natural disasters (floods, droughts, dust storms, etc.), which cause…

THE POST-WAR FATE OF THE WORLD’S PROTECTED AREAS: CONSERVATION WITH BENEFITS FOR PEOPLE, THE STATE AND NATURE

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The national parks of the world, in addition to nature, preserve the history of wars, repressions and the struggle for independence. After the end of hostilities, the governments of many countries and the citizens themselves seek to preserve natural areas as valuable ecosystems, places of recreation and memory. Is it possible and should this practice…

The Ministry of the Environment plans to destroy nature under the pretense of “recovery”

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On 4 July during the conference in Lugano, Switzerland, the Government of Ukraine presented a recovery plan for Ukraine. Such recovery envisages the use of funds from the EU and other western institutions supporting Ukraine. The plan includes activities related to conservation of wild nature in Ukraine. The Minister of the Environment Ruslan Strilets presented…

7 URGENT STEPS FOR PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN TIMES OF WAR AND SUCCESSFUL EUROINTEGRATION

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Attn: President of Ukraine Volodymyr ZELENSKYI Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys SHMYHAL Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan STEFANCHUK   7 URGENT STEPS FOR PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN TIMES OF WAR AND SUCCESSFUL EUROINTEGRATION   We are representatives of the Ukrainian environmental community. Since the war started, we have been working to…