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Events 26.12.2022
Webinar "Dead wood and its role in forest biodiversity"
We invite you to join the webinar, which will be held on December 30. The speaker is Volodymyr Yarotsky, who will talk about the value of dead wood and its role for forest biodiversity.
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News 17.12.2022
How has the war affected the forestry sector in Ukraine? Regular stakeholders perception
ForestCom NGO conducted an expert survey among public activists, experts of environmental protection NGOs, employees of forestry and woodworking enterprises, etc.
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News 16.12.2022
Address to the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmygal
Appeal regarding the lack of information about officially registered illegal logging in all forests of Ukraine and other problems. We are waiting for an answer from the Prime Minister.
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News 08.12.2022
Monitoring report of old growth forests changes in the Ukrainian Carpathians for November 2022
In November, ForestCom NGO experts continued monitoring old growth forests areas, using the latest published Sentinel-2 satellite images.
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News 05.12.2022
Forest therapy took place in Zolochiv district
We had a good time during an ecotherapeutic excursion together with IDPs from Donetsk region, who temporarily live in Zolochiv community.
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News 29.11.2022
Humanitarian aid for IDPs in the Zolochiv community
We distributed humanitarian aid to 71 IDPs during the last visit to Zolochivska community.
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Events 28.11.2022
Webinar "Disclosure of planned forestry activities using electronic maps"
We invite you to participate in Oleg Chaskovsky's webinar. The expert will talk about web portals for displaying maps of forest enterprises.
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Events 28.11.2022
Webinar "Planning forestry activities using electronic maps"
We invite you to participate in the webinar on planning forestry activities using electronic maps by Oleg Chaskovsky on December 15 at 18:00.
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Events 28.11.2022
Webinar "publication of planned forestry activities by means of electronic maps”
We invite representatives of forestry and environmental protection organizations to take part in the webinar of Oleg Chaskovsky, an expert of the ForestCom NGO.
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Publications 16.11.2022
Volumes of illegal logging in Ukraine in 2019-2021
Analytical report Volumes of illegal logging documented by forest users of Ukraine in 2019-2021 (based on public inquiries).
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News 09.11.2022
NGO "ForestCom" found timber skidding by waterstreams in the Lazeshchany subunit of the SE“Yasinya forestry and hunting economy”
Trawling wood with water streams is something that foresters in mountainous areas often do. Lazeshchan Forestry of the Yasinyanskyi LMG State Enterprise is no exception.
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News 08.11.2022
Monitoring report of ancient plantations in the Ukrainian Carpathians for October 2022.
In October, ForestCom NGO experts continued monitoring old growth forests, using the latest published Sentinel-2 satellite images.
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News 01.11.2022
The ForestCom NGO planted trees on the territory of Kolodenetsk gymnasium
Ninth-graders planted dozens of saplings on the territory of the school under the leadership of Taras Kharachko
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News 31.10.2022
A volonteer event in the Roztochya Nature Reserve
They prepared the plants for winter, took care of the surrounding area and planted seedlings from the decorative nursery "Kolodensi" together with the volunteers.
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News 31.10.2022
Transformative Pilot Action (TPA) Project on Bioenergy for Boryslav
We met with the partners of the project in an online format and started its implementation.
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News 25.10.2022
Experts of NGO "Forest Initiatives and Society"repeatedly found signs of illegal designation of sanitary felling
According to the results of the inspection of certain territories, it was found that a number of rules and norms of forestry management were violated during the felling.
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News 24.10.2022
Volunteer event to prepare the medicinal plants of the botsard for wintering
We would like to thank everyone who joined the volunteer event at the Botanical Garden of Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University.
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News 19.10.2022
Bird migration observation
We observed the migration of birds in the "Northern Podillia" national nature park together with the ornithologist Petro Hryniuk and also explored the surrounding territories of the nature park.
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News 17.10.2022
The story of IDP Olga Hryhorivna from Kharkiv.
We met Halyna Hryhorivna during the visit with assistance to the Shchyretsk tutorial community. She is an IDP from Kharkiv, who currently lives in Shchyretsk. Read her story in the publication.
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News 06.10.2022
Kravdia and her seven children received humanitarian aid from the NGO ForestCom and the "Union for Action" program.
The story of Klavdia from the Donetsk region, who received humanitarian aid from the ForestCom NGO and the Unity for Action program.
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News 05.10.2022
Can you go to the forest during the war?
Is it safe to walk in the woods during war? We collected information about visiting to the forest during wartime in the different regions of Ukraine.
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News 04.10.2022
Monitoring report of old growth forests changes in the Ukrainian Carpathians for September 2022
In September, ForestCom NGO experts continued monitoring old growth forests, using the latest published Sentinel-2 satellite images.
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News 29.09.2022
Family history of IDP Serhii Gakal from Sloviansk
Serhiy Gakalo is an IDP from Slovyansk, who temporarily lives in the Boryslav territorial community. How his life changed after the beginning of the Russian invasion and how he lives now – read in the...
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News 28.09.2022
Internally displaced Ukrainians in the Shchyretsk TC received humanitarian aid
ForestCom NGO distributed humanitarian kits to IDPs in the Shchyretsk community for the second time. This time we spoke with Svitlana, an IDP from the city of Izyum, Kharkiv region, who temporarily li...
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News 27.09.2022
Observation of bird migration in the Northern Podillia National Nature Park.
ForestCom NGO invites you to join the observation of bird migration in the "Northern Podillia" national natural park under the leadership of ornithologist Petro Hryniuk.
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News 21.09.2022
Internally displaced Ukrainians in Boryslavsk TС received humanitarian aid
ForestCom NGO distributed humanitarian kits to IDPs in Boryslav territorial community as part of the project "Ensuring urgent humanitarian needs of IDPs aged 30 and over"....
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News 21.09.2022
Sign the petition to settle the jeeping - save the forest
We invite everyone who cares to sign the petition to regulate jeeping.
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News 20.09.2022
Internally displaced Ukrainians in the Shchyretskyi TC received humanitarian aid
ForestCom NGO distributed humanitarian kits to IDPs aged 30 and over in Shchyretsk community as part of the project "Ensuring the urgent humanitarian needs of IDPs aged 30 and over"
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Events 18.09.2022
Webinar "Publication of planned forestry activities on electronic maps"
ForestCom NGO invites everyone to take part in the webinar.
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Events 18.09.2022
Webinar "Planning forestry activities using electronic maps"
ForestCom NGO invites everyone to take part in the webinar.
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News 16.09.2022
The results of the round table conference “Prospects for the development of the state protection service of Nature Reserve Fund (NRF) of Ukraine”
On September 9, a round table (discussion) "Perspectives for the development of the state security service of The nature reserve fund of Ukraine" was held, the purpose of which was to jointly de...
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News 12.09.2022
Monitoring report of particularly valuable forests in the Ukrainian Carpathians for August 2022
In August, ForestCom NGO experts continued monitoring old growth forests, using the latest published Sentinel-2 satellite images.
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News 12.09.2022
Humanitarian activities of the ForestCom NGO during the 200 days of the war
Results of the humanitarian activities of the ForestCom NGO for 200 days of the war. Who managed to help and how?
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News 22.08.2022
How the nature reserve institutions are protected: ForestCom organises a series of webinars and a round table discussion
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News 22.08.2022
"ForestCom" experts discovered signs of illegal felling in the Starosambir Forestry District of the Starosambir State Forestry Enterprise "Halsillis"
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News 20.08.2022
ForestCom NGO and Lviv Regional Military Administration signed a memorandum of cooperation
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Events 20.08.2022
A series of webinars "How to distinguish illegal logging from legal and help to preserve forests"
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News 11.08.2022
NGO "ForestCom" invites volunteers to monitor the protection of unique nature spots
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Events 04.08.2022
How the nature reserve institutions are protected: ForestCom organises a series of webinars and a round table discussion
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Press releases 02.08.2022
Monitoring report of old growth forest changes in the Ukrainian Carpathians for July 2022
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Tenders 29.07.2022
We announce a TENDER for the purchase of consumer kits
Тендер на закупівлю Споживчих наборів для реалізації заходів за підтримки програми “Єднання заради дії”
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News 27.07.2022
150 days of war: how we did in the fifth month of ForestCom humanitarian activity
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News 21.07.2022
NGO "ForestCom" signed the Memorandum of Partnership and Cooperation with four territorial communities of Lviv region
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News 19.07.2022
Ensuring the urgent humanitarian needs of IDPs aged 30 years and over within the framework of the "United Voices in Action" program"
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Publications 19.07.2022
The results of the NGO "ForestCom" work on forest protection and forestry development in 2021
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News 15.07.2022
Monitoring report of old growth forests changes in the Ukrainian Carpathians for June 2022
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News 15.07.2022
Nature conservation volunteering in the "Pivnichne Podilia": what attractions are in the national park
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News 14.07.2022
In the last three years, courts in Ukraine have improved their performance on illegal logging proceedings
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News 07.07.2022
Reforming the forest industry without depriving the forest enterprises of the State Forestry Agency of their legal status
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News 06.07.2022
At the summit of volunteer and humanitarian initiatives, the humanitarian direction of the ForestCom NGO's activities was presented.
From the first days of the war, the ForestCom NGO expanded its activities and started implementing a project aimed at helping victims of the war.
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News 06.07.2022
Proposals approved at the Discussion of ways to independently confirm the legality of logging
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Press releases 06.07.2022
Our position on amendments to the legislation regarding the concept of "illegal logging"
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Press releases 05.07.2022
How to preserve the biodiversity of the Ukrainian forest and defend national identity
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News 05.07.2022
NGO ForestCom invites volunteers: why environmental protection is important now
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News 04.07.2022
The support of the petition on non-recognition of natural gas's "environmental" nature is ongoing
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News 30.06.2022
How to improve independent monitoring of legality of wood harvesting in Ukraine during wartime
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Events 26.06.2022
Online event "Displaying of planned forestry activities with on the electronic maps"
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News 23.06.2022
Monitoring of old growth forests* changes in the Ukrainian Carpathians for May 2022
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Events 21.06.2022
Online event "Modern technologies of inventory and monitoring of forests and urban green spaces"
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News 21.06.2022
Has access to ecologically important information of forest users impoved ? Government communal forestries
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News 21.06.2022
Ukrainian Parliament passed the law № 5650 on forest conservation, which should help increase the area of forests in Ukraine by 1.6%
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Events 15.06.2022
Public discussion «Ways to independently confirm the legality of timber harvesting in Ukraine»
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News 08.06.2022
During more than 100 days of full-scale war, the Armed Forces destroyed 30,950 occupiers, and our team helped almost 4,000 victims of Russian aggression in Ukraine.
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Events 08.06.2022
Series of webinars «How to distinguish illegal logging from legal and help save the forest»
Ми поновлюємо серію вебінарів «Як відрізнити нелегальні рубки від легальних і допомогти зберегти ліс». До наших заходів можуть приєднатися усі охочі, що зацікавлені у збереженні довкілля і прагн...
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News 03.06.2022
The war сauses the opening of loopholes for illegal logging — Forestcom analysis
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News 31.05.2022
Out of 11,877 criminal proceedings on forest violations, only 1,203 were transfered to court in 3 years
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News 26.05.2022
Foresters help foresters. German foresters offer help to Ukrainian colleagues
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Events 18.05.2022
Online conference «Loss of forest coverage in Ukraine according to Global Forest Watch»
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Events 16.05.2022
The first public excursion of «Forestcom» experts took place in Vynnykivsky forest
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News 27.04.2022
Can a naturalist photographer work in an urban environment? Yes, if it is an expert of the NGO "Forest Initiatives and Communities"
Finding photo moments with children allows...
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News 21.04.2022
ForestCom reports every week about its humanitarian aid in Ukraine to the Food Security Cluster
The Food Security & Livelihoods Cluster in Ukraine published...
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Statements 11.04.2022
Living in a country attacked by the enemy requires everyone to work tirelessly to win
NGO "ForestCom" and NGO "ANTS" are implementing a volunteer project...
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News 01.04.2022
Monitoring report of old growth forests changes in the Ukrainian Carpathians for February-March 2022
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News 24.03.2022
One month report of work in the humanitarian project «Local Humanitarian Response Initiative»
Within the project...
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News 08.03.2022
The first 10 days of ForestCom activities in the social and humanitarian direction
During the first ten days of the war, we succeeded in...
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Statements 04.03.2022
Сhanging the direction of ForestCom activities
Russia's insidious attack on Ukraine has forced all Ukrainians and all people abroad to unite...
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News 21.02.2022
Monitoring report of old growth forests changes in the Ukrainian Carpathians for January 2022
Минув перший місяць року і нашим експертом, Олегом Часковським, проведено черговий моніторинг...
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