Developing a Joint Action Plan to Enhance the Effectiveness of Combating Illegal Logging

Illegal logging remains one of the most pressing environmental issues in Ukraine. This is driven both by legislative gaps and weak law enforcement practices, particularly in connection with Russian aggression. To create a space for developing effective solutions to strengthen the fight against this problem in Ukraine, NGO ForestCom, with the support of the State Forest Resources Agency, is organizing a strategic online meeting “Developing a Joint Action Plan to Improve the Effectiveness of Combating Illegal Logging and the Circulation of Illegally Harvested Timber.”

The aim of the roundtable is to collectively develop and agree on proposals that will unite the efforts of government bodies, experts, and civil society to systematically address the issue of illegal logging and the circulation of illegally harvested timber through relevant legislative changes.

Date: September 8, 2025
Time: 14:00–16:00 (up to 2 hours)
Format: Public online meeting on Zoom

We invite representatives of the relevant Verkhovna Rada committees, the Office of the President, the Ministry of Economy, the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture, the State Forest Resources Agency, the Prosecutor General’s Office, the National Police, the State Bureau of Investigation, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau, the EU Advisory Mission to Ukraine, as well as leading civil society organizations working on forest protection (EPL Environmental Law Alliance, Ukrainian Nature Conservation Group, WWF-Ukraine, and others).

Registration form: https://forms.gle/BCK9YFoQT7tsGFqH6

The event program will be announced later.

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The event is produced by NGO «ForestCom» with the support of the Askold and Dir Fund as a part of the Strong Civil Society of Ukraine - a Driver towards Reforms and Democracy project, implemented by ISAR Ednannia, funded by Norway and Sweden.