Black Sea needs 20-year recovery from Russian tanker oil spill as contamination spreads
Two Russian tankers spill 4,000 tons of fuel oil causing $14 billion environmental damage in Black Sea, with contamination spreading to Ukrainian waters.
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BBC has included two Ukrainians in its list of the most influential and inspiring women of 2024
The BBC has named two Ukrainians—farmer Olha Olefirenko and Olha Rudnieva, founder of the Superhumans trauma center—among its list of the most influential and inspiring women of the year.
Ukraine’s Holy Mountains national park devastated by Russia’s war and fires
The Russian invasion has caused severe ecological damage, wildlife displacement, and generational recovery challenges to the Donetsk Oblast reserve.
Russian forces devastate Ukraine’s Askania-Nova national park, relocate animals
Kherson oblast chief reports Russian occupiers destroyed the Askania-Nova biosphere reserve, with animals relocated to Crimea and Russia. The reserve director disputes total destruction, but confirms significant damage to protected steppe areas and animal relocations.
Ukrainian scientists race to document soil fungi amid ongoing war
Ukrainian researchers are conducting a nationwide soil sampling project to study fungal diversity. The study contributes to a global database, fills knowledge gaps about Ukraine's fungi, and may help assess the war's environmental impact. 34 contributors collected 225 samples from 21 regions.
Russo-Ukrainian War, day 894: F-16s boost Ukraine’s air defense, but limited numbers may hinder success
The long-awaited delivery of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine marks a pivotal moment in the country's air defense strategy, with the aircraft featuring advanced Danish-manufactured early warning systems. However, The Economist reports that limited numbers and complex maintenance requirements may delay the jets' full impact on the battlefield.
Russia’s war destroys 80 % of Ukrainian “Holy Mountains” National Park in Donetsk Oblast
The Russian invasion caused around $388 million in damage to the “Holy Mountains” National Park in Donetsk Oblast, with lots of its territory burned or mined.
Ukraine recorded over 265 Russian environmental crimes, including 14 cases of ecocide
Each day of Russia's war inflicts an estimated $127 million in environmental damages on Ukraine
Russia’s destruction of Kakhovka dam: five blows to economy, environment of world and Ukraine
Russia’s destruction of the dam of the Kakhovka hydropower plant has been called the largest technogenic catastrophe since…
The Battle for Askania-Nova: how Russia’s war threatens Europe’s ecological paradise
Before Russia launched its full-scale war against Ukraine, the Askania-Nova Biosphere Reserve, established by German Friedrich Falz-Fein in…
Whole world must unite against fossil fuels, dictators & wars – Ukrainian NGO
“Climate change is as much a threat as nuclear weapons” – this is a statement from more than…
8 of Europe’s 10 dirtiest coal power plants are in Ukraine
Global trends Ukraine is often neglected in global energy reports; compared to dragons such as China, the country…
Europe’s Amazonia will be lost if Poland, Ukraine and Belarus implement E40 waterway
Since 2017, the Stop E40 public campaign has been ongoing in protest of plans by the Polish, Ukrainian,…
Activists continue fight to save unique Ukrainian mountain ridge from green energy project
Ecology was never a priority in the Soviet Union or post-Soviet Ukraine, where profit has always been the…
Ukrainian startup starts selling paper made from fallen leaves
During his school years, inventor Valentyn Frechka was a member of Ukraine’s Minor Academy of Sciences — a…
Plogging, the art of picking up litter while jogging, spreads in Ukraine
The history of plogging A new tendency which combines taking care of the environment and keeping fit is…
Largest flood in 50 years devastates western Ukraine (photos, videos). Why again?
Read also: Dust storms, dry rivers, and desertification in Ukraine offer harsh lessons against intensive farming Almost constant…
The village creating Ukraine’s eco-friendly iconic brooms
Technology and history of manufacturing Brooms are mostly made of millet or sorghum stems. This crop grows well…
Dust storms, dry rivers, and desertification in Ukraine offer harsh lessons against intensive farming
#COVID19, fires near Chornobyl, now a sandstorm – what's next, locusts, ask Kyiv residents who are being asked…
The stubborn Ukrainian tradition behind forest fires in Chornobyl
The spring and fall wildfires are not unusual in Ukraine after dry winters and hot summers, though this…
