New Hydrological Reserve to Protect Rare Aquatic Habitats in Ukraine
Among the rare aquatic vegetation, the survey identified plant communities of white water lily.
Among the rare aquatic vegetation, the survey identified plant communities of white water lily.
Among the rare species identified here is the very rare butterfly, the large skipper.
It’s a relief that the land plots were not damaged and had not yet been plowed.
The establishment of the reserve will help preserve these steppe areas in their near-natural state.
The guests presented their findings and hosted a poster session, sharing information about the activities.
The statement addressed the damage to Ukrainian biosphere reserves, particularly the Black Sea Biosphere Reserve and Askania-Nova.
The UNCG has appealed to the Department of Ecology to include land in the list of protected areas.
The newly protected plots are pastures with natural vegetation, used by local residents for grazing livestock.
This method involves placing a number of artificial shelters made of special film.
The European Commission must revise ill-advised plans to undermine nature protection rules for renewable energy projects – including hydropower and biomass – under the Energy Community Treaty (1), 40 civil society organisations today underlined in a joint letter. Following changes to the EU Renewable Energy Directive last year that weakened environmental safeguards for renewables, the…