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Reports of recent news of the non government organization "ForestCom"
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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Illegal-logging, News 30.09.2025
Another Case of Inaction by Forest Protection and Law Enforcement in Investigating Illegal Logging
During a field survey of forest areas in Brody Forestry Enterprise “Halsillis,” experts from NGO ForestCom discovered 7 stumps of Scots pine with diameters ranging from 60 to 86 cm. The stumps had bee...
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Illegal-logging, News 25.09.2025
Press Conference Highlights: Addressing the Lack of Objective Statistics on Illegal Logging in Ukraine
A press conference was held on September 26, 2025, at Media Center Ukraine to discuss the pressing issue of the absence of objective statistics on illegal logging in Ukraine and its impact on the stat...
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News 23.09.2025
Invest in the Carpathians: a token of appreciation for supporting the development of rehabilitation and tourism infrastructure in the national park
Verkhovyna National Nature Park is a region of untouched nature at the headwaters of the Black and White Cheremosh rivers. Its pristine landscapes have been preserved and are valuable both for scienti...
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News, Events 22.09.2025
Press conference "Why are there no objective statistics on illegal logging in Ukraine?"
Запрошуємо до обговорення проблеми збору статистичної інформації про обсяги та кількість незаконних рубок на загальнодержавному рівні
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News 19.09.2025
"Statistics on Illegal Logging in Ukraine – Terra Incognita?" Webinar Summary
During the webinar, experts from NGO ForestCom presented the results of the analytical study “Report on the Volumes of Officially Documented Illegal Logging in the Forests of Ukraine in 2024.”
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Illegal-logging, News 08.09.2025
Roundtable “Developing a Joint Action Plan" Results
On September 8, at the initiative of the NGO "ForestCom," a roundtable was held titled “Developing a Joint Action Plan to Improve the Effectiveness of Combating Illegal Logging and the Circulation of...
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Illegal-logging, News, Publications 08.09.2025
Illegal Logging in Ukraine Surges by a Third in 2024
In 2024, Ukrainian forest users recorded the highest levels of illegal logging in the past four years, exceeding 39,600 cubic meters of timber. This represents a 30.7% increase compared to 2023.
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News 02.09.2025
The Eco-Educational Inclusive Trail "Secrets of the Ecosystem" is Now Even More Visitor-Friendly!
We’ve got great news for you — along the route leading to the “Sulfur Spring” via the “Crown Prince Rudolf Sluice”, 5 new benches have been installed for rest and 5 information boards with fascinating...
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News 01.09.2025
Forest visiting rules: autumn 2025
Експерти ГО “ЛІіС” дізналися, чи з'явилися зміни у правилах відвідування лісів у різних областях цього року порівняно із попередніми роками.
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Illegal-logging, News 29.08.2025
Satellite Monitoring of the Carpathian Old-Growth Forests: July 2025
NGO «ForestCom» continues monitoring old-growth forest stands in the Ukrainian Carpathians using optical satellite imagery.
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News, Events 22.08.2025
Developing a Joint Action Plan to Enhance the Effectiveness of Combating Illegal Logging
Незаконні рубки залишаються однією з найгостріших екологічних проблем України. Це зумовлено як законодавчими прогалинами, так і слабкою правозастосовною практикою, зокрема у зв’язку із російською агре...
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News 21.08.2025
Strategic Session: Protecting Forests, Empowering Society
Despite the challenges NGOs face today, we continue our work to protect forests from illegal logging and to foster the development of civil society in Ukraine.
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Illegal-logging, News 18.08.2025
When forest transformation fellings become a tool for violations
Forest transformation fellings are currently at the center of lively debates among forestry experts in Ukraine. On the one hand, they are an ecologically sound tool of close-to-nature forestry. On the...
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Illegal-logging, News 06.08.2025
Illegal logging causing over UAH 217,000 in damages uncovered in the Lviv region again
As part of the project “Advocacy for Forest Protection Against Illegal Logging: Removing Legal Barriers for Efficiency”, experts from the NGO ForestCom identified serious violations of forestry legisl...
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News 24.07.2025
The launch of a new project
The core idea behind the project “Advocacy for the Elimination of Legal Barriers to Improve the Effectiveness of Forest Protection Against Illegal Logging.”
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