Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine leads to the destruction of nature. Thousands of hectares of destroyed forests and steppes, the drained Kakhov reservoir, the mass death of domestic and wild animals – footage of these environmental crimes flew around the world. However, the impact of the war on Ukraine’s biodiversity goes far beyond the regions…
Our scientists have been continuously monitoring the bottom of the Kakhovka Reservoir, a project they initiated immediately after the dam breach. On June 10th, we established study plots on the reservoir floor to investigate the succession processes. We collected soil samples and observed plant species in their seedling stage. It has been 3.5 months since…
Velykyi Luh (means Great Meadow) is one of the most important natural and historical landscapes of Ukraine. This area was flooded in 1955-1958 with construction of Kakhovske Reservoir, despite the fact that many monuments of Zaporizhzhian Sich were preserved here and a large number of rare animal and plant species were found here. For 70…
The total cost, including expenses for delivery from Romania, repairs, and new tires, came out to just over 320,000 UAH. The vehicle is in good technical condition, so we are confident it will serve the park for many years: for anti-poaching raids, scientific expeditions, and humanitarian aid deliveries. The Kamianska Sich area was twice crossed…
On June 6, 2023, at 2:30 am, Russian military forces detonated the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant, which they had mined back in late February 2022. This act of terrorism became the most significant impact on natural ecosystems since the events starting from February 24, 2022, in Ukraine. Some foreign publications have neutrally reported on this…
Today, the attention of all of us is focused on the damage to the Kakhovka dam. It is obvious that these events will lead to consequences for the environment: some areas will be flooded, in some places the bottom of the reservoir will be exposed. However, we will not be able to analyze the situation…
We are constantly working with the Kamianska Sich National Nature Park. Currently, the park is in a very difficult situation, both in terms of damage to natural complexes and the destruction of infrastructure and theft of vehicles and equipment. The frontline has passed through the Kamianska Sich National Nature Park twice – in spring and…
Kyiv, May 8, 2023 Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the EU, the US, Japan and other countries have imposed sanctions on wood and seafood from Russia and Belarus. However, such sanctions are often incomplete. In addition, Russian and Belarusian companies have learned to circumvent them, passing off their products…
In addition to helping wildlife during the war, UNCG employees are involved into the help to nature conservation institutions that are in the battles’ zone and members of our organization, natural scientists who are currently protecting Ukraine in the ranks of the Ukrainian armed forces. This job is done by the head of our expert…
In the international database of protected areas (WDPA), the Russian Federation entered data on “Russian protected areas” within Ukraine. For example, in this global database, information about the “Charivna Gavan” national natural park (please note that the name of the NPP is actually Ukrainian) looks like this: https://www.protectedplanet.net/555709807 In the same form, all caring people…