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AN ENVIRONMENTAL COMPACT FOR UKRAINE Environmental Restoration of Ukraine - FEBRUARY 2024

16 Feb 2024

While the mental impact of the war, there is still a profound lack majority were occupied after February 2022, at the time of precise knowledge about the extent and nature of of writing, the occupied part of Ukraine still includes 19% of the damage.20 Current needs assessments for recovery the territory of such areas. [...] Kyiv in early 2022;15 the destruction of the dam of the Oskil This gives rise to a ‘grey market’ for unlicensed demining Reservoir in Kharkiv Oblast later the same year;16 and the operators offering faster services to farmers and other destruction of the Kakhovka Dam in June 2023. [...] Consequently, there is a need for a pro- Environmental Inspectorate, the State Emergency Service, gramme with dedicated capacities and resources, both the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, the Agency for Me- local and international, to focus on forests, protected ar- lioration and Fisheries, the Ministry of Communities and eas and similar natural environments. [...] from new fires, un- This concerns the various central authorities, as well controlled exploitation of natural resources, and poach- as the separation of responsibilities among the cen- ing) as well as to restore nature and its services to people tre, the regions and the municipalities. [...] rewilding), taking into account the degree and kind of damage in affected areas; their environmental, social, and economic value; the resource and environmental cost of the required interventions; and the capacities needed to carry them out.
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