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Reports of recent news of the non government organization "ForestCom"
News, Publications 11.03.2026
Proposals for Improving the Legal Protection of Green Spaces
In Ukraine, there is effectively no effective liability for the illegal removal of green spaces within populated areas. Currently, such actions are punishable only by an administrative fine, the maxim...
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Illegal-logging, News 25.02.2026
Three Sanitary Fellings in Zakarpattia Region: Coincidence or Pattern?
As we have previously noted, sanitary fellings are an important forestry management tool necessary to protect forest stands from the spread of pests and diseases. They are also designated in cases whe...
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Statements, News 20.02.2026
Position of the NGO on the Construction of Wind Power Plants in the Carpathians
The development of renewable energy is an unconditional priority for Ukraine, especially in the context of war and the destruction of traditional infrastructure. However, achieving energy goals at the...
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News 02.02.2026
Public Discussion of Legislative Changes on Liability for Illegal Logging: Searching for Balance
On January 30, the public organization Forest Initiatives and Society (ForestCom) held a roundtable dedicated to a public discussion of a draft law aimed at improving the system of legal liability for...
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News, Publications 27.01.2026
Improving Criminal Liability under Article 246 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine: ‘Illegal Logging of Forests’
The current state of law enforcement in the field of forest protection indicates the need for a comprehensive summary of existing experience and the identification of directions for improving legislat...
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Illegal-logging, News 26.01.2026
ForestCom presented the results of a two-year comprehensive monitoring of the forests of the Carpathian region
NGO ForestCom conducted a monitoring project of forests in the Carpathian region from 2024-2025, revealing significant illegal logging and shortcomings in law enforcement.
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Illegal-logging, News, Publications 16.01.2026
NGO ForestCom Uncovers UAH 6.4 Million in Forestry Violations from 2024-2025: Comprehensive Forest Monitoring Report
ForestCom has released key findings from its monitoring of illegal logging in Ukraine, gathered through its proprietary monitoring system during 2024-2025. The data reveal significant violations and s...
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Illegal-logging, News 08.01.2026
Satellites See What Is Deliberately Overlooked on the Ground
A forest does not disappear overnight. First, a light patch appears on a satellite image. Then come fresh sawdust, stumps without official markings, and traces of machinery where none should have been...
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News 05.01.2026
Practical EUDR Training Guide Now Freely Available
A practical training guide on the EUDR for Ukrainian furniture and woodworking companies is now available for free download.
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News 30.12.2025
Warming Feathered Hearts: Teaching Children to Care for Birds in Winter
30 грудня експерти ГО «ЛІіС» завітали до вихованців Центру Підтримки Дітей при ліцеї «Просвіта» ЛМР із майстер-класом з виготовлення годівниці для птахів.
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Illegal-logging, News 18.12.2025
Forest Law Violations in the Brusturyanske Forestry Enterprise
While working on the investigative documentary “The Silence of Svydovets,” journalist Olena Mudra approached ForestCom's expert team with a request to conduct a legal analysis of forest law violations...
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Illegal-logging, News, Publications 01.12.2025
Review of Criminal Legislation of Foreign Countries in the Field of Illegal Logging
Criminal law regulation of forest-related offences in foreign countries is diverse and largely depends on the form of government, state structure, political regime, legal system, and historical factor...
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Illegal-logging, News 27.11.2025
Satellite Monitoring of Carpathian Primeval Forests: September–October 2025
ForestCom continues monitoring old-growth forest stands in the Ukrainian Carpathians using optical satellite imagery.
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News 20.11.2025
When knowledge becomes action: how “green palms” learned to restore forests
Шестикласники двох кам'янко-бузьких шкіл вирушили на незвичайний урок просто неба – до лісового розсадника Таданівського лісництва, щоб дізнатися, як відновлюють ліс.
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News 19.11.2025
About the first transfer of a private plot to the Nature Reserve Fund of Ukraine
Історія про перше в історії Українських Карпат передання приватної ділянки до Природно-заповідного фонду України отримала логічне та офіційне продовження.
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Illegal-logging, News 17.11.2025
What are thinning operations?
As part of our ongoing research into legislative approaches to forest protection, we continue reviewing common forest management practices. We have already explained the specifics of sanitary fellings...
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Illegal-logging, News 14.11.2025
Satellite monitoring in October 2025
Throughout October 2025, the experts of NGO ForestCom continued monitoring forest cover changes in the Carpathian region and identified 349 areas where changes were recorded during the summer–autumn p...
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Illegal-logging, News 12.11.2025
Liability for Illegal Logging in Protected Areas: Proposals for Decriminalization
Under Part 3 of Article 246 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, a person can be held criminally liable for felling even a single tree of minimal diameter without authorization. Is the law fair?
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News 23.10.2025
NGO ForestCom Donates Land to Verkhovyna National Nature Park
In a historic first for the Carpathian region, a private land parcel has been transferred to Ukraine's Nature Reserve Fund. The initiative was spearheaded by the U.S.-based environmental organization...
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News 22.10.2025
ForestCom Initiates the Development of a Methodology for Differentiating Stumps of Illegal Logging
As part of the project “Advocacy for Eliminating Legislative Barriers to Improve Forest Protection Efficiency Against Illegal Logging,” the organization initiated a roundtable discussion titled “Devel...
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News 08.10.2025
"Green Palms" and Birds: Learning to Care for Birds
«Готуй сани влітку, а воза взимку», – керуючись такою народною мудрістю, експерти ГО «ЛІіС» вчать школярів виготовляти годівнички для птахів та розповідають про правила підгодівлі пернатих у зимовий п...
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Illegal-logging, News 07.10.2025
Satellite Monitoring of Carpathian Primeval Forests: August 2025
NGO ForestCom continues monitoring old-growth forests in the Ukrainian Carpathians using optical satellite imagery.
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Illegal-logging, News 03.10.2025
ForestCom took part in the interagency meeting “Current Issues of the Woodworking Sector and the Impact of Timber Harvesting on the Development of the Industry”
On October 2, 2025, the Director of NGO ForestCom Dmytro Karabchuk took part in the interagency meeting “Current Issues of the Woodworking Sector and the Impact of Timber Harvesting on the Development...
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News 02.10.2025
🚨 EU may postpone the EUDR once again
In late September, the European Commission announced a possible postponement of the EU Regulation on preventing deforestation (EUDR) by another year. If implemented, this would mark the second delay o...
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