Defend Iryna Vykhrystiuk, Head of Tuzly Estuaries National Nature Park!
For seven years, ecologist Iryna Vykhrystiuk, acting director of Tuzly Estuaries National Nature Park, has been waging a real battle to preserve one of the jewels of the north-western Black Sea coast — the Tuzly estuaries in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi District of Odesa Region. Throughout all seven years, attempts have been made to remove Vykhrystiuk from office because she prevents the theft of valuable state resources that belong to all the people of Ukraine.
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“Stop Stealing, Stop Lying!” Environmentalists Demand That Odesa Regional Administration Withdraw Its Environmental Protection Program
At the end of November 2023, the Odesa Regional Military Administration adopted the Regional Comprehensive Environmental Protection Program for Odesa Region for 2024–2028. Almost UAH 4 billion is planned to be spent on environmental protection in Odesa Region in total, with UAH 1.7 billion to be spent during this year alone. Environmental protection specialists carried out a detailed analysis of the document and concluded that, in its current form, the program would not only fail to provide benefits but could also harm the environment. Why?
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