Ukraine on the Brink: Deforestation threatens fragile ecosystems

Deforestation and illegal logging are one of the major environmental problems in Ukraine.

There are various reasons for it – corruption, outdated environmental policies, incompetent green practices.

If the situation doesn’t change, the consequences will be stiff. Ukraine risks losing its forest biodiversity. Deforestation impacts local communities and aggravates the consequences of climate change.

Here are three stories that illustrate the environmental disaster unfolding across the country.

Other episodes of the Ukraine on the Brink series:

Ukraine on the Brink: Transforming Ukraine’s nuclear cities

Ukraine on the Brink: Kyiv’s Radikal Threat

Ukraine on the Brink: Kalush. Ecological Emergency Zone

Ukraine on the Brink: Fighting for a greener Ukraine

Ukraine on the Brink: Climate change & Lake Svitiaz