State forestry sector needs reorganization – but now?
In light of public accusations in illegal activities, inefficiency and shortages in transparency a fundamental reform of the state forestry sector of Ukraine is a…
Self-sown forests are protected by law
Ukrainian MPs have voted in the second reading for the draft law 5650 “On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts on the Conservation of Forests”. The…
German Government supports further sustainable forestry implementation in Ukraine
During his working trip to Ukraine on 10.06.2022, Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture (BMEL), Cem Özdemir, visited the Ukrainian State Forest Management Planning Association…
Collective training of potential performers of field works of the National Forest Inventory
From May 26 to June 09, 2022, the National Forest Inventory Center headed by Oleksandr Shevchuk, Head of the CNFI, conducted collective training of the…
SFI project implementation to be continued under war conditions
A meeting on further SFI project implementation took place 15.04.2022 at the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine (MENR). Despite the disastrous war,…
Transparent market timber auctions have replaced corrupt direct contracts
Untreated and treated wood will now only be sold through transparent bidding. “This means that the corrupt component that worked for decades has now been…
Damaged building of Ukrderzhlisproject
The Ukrderzhlisproject looks like this today. Ukrderzhlisproject is an important enterprise for the functioning and development of the industry. It provides authorities and forest users…
Оnline meeting NFI
Participants: Ihor Budzinski, Viktor Melnychenko, Ihor Aleksiyuk, Vitaliy Storozhuk, Andrii Shamrai, Viktor Tkach, Ihor Buksha, Volodymyr Revutsky. Date: 31. March 2022 Working meeting on organizing…
Ecosystem services are essential for sustainable development of Ukraine
11.02.2022 the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine invited to a round table on “Ways of developing public policy on conservation and…
