Experts, environmentalists, journalists, and activists who have come together to share information about the environmental impacts of the war in Ukraine.
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Against the backdrop of other important news, the #environmental consequences of the Russian #war seem to be taking a back seat. Yes, our era has seen a multitude of crises, but #Ukraine must remain a priority topic.
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1/ 🌅 What's more important for #Ukraine's future: restoring the #Kakhovka Hydropower Plant or giving the #Dnipro River a chance to recover on its own?
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4/ However, plans to build a new hydropower plant at #Kakhovka are also under discussion. This would mean flooding these newly grown ecosystems and a return to the old model of river management.
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5/ Experts believe that the choice made today will determine #Dnipro's future for decades to come: restoring the past or creating a more sustainable and modern development model.
🔗 Read more on the UWEC website:
uwecworkgroup.info/re-dam-or…
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1/ 🫣 Is environmental health receding into the background?
New recovery assessments for #Ukraine reveal a concerning trend: after progress in 2023–2024, attention to nature is declining again.
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4/ In such cases, funding almost always pulls decisions toward simple and fast projects. Without strict rules, #environmental priorities systematically lose to economic ones – even when “green” goals are declared.
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5/ The main risk is that rapid projects without environmental safeguards could destroy what remains of #Ukraine’s natural heritage.
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The Belgian media @lalibrebe spoke with UWEC co-founder Oleksiy Vasilyuk about seeking a balance between safe mine clearance, ecosystem protection, and #Ukraine's future recovery.
We've translated this material for you.
🔗: uwecworkgroup.info/soil-and-…
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1/ The #ESPOO Convention was a peacetime concept created to enable countries to assess the environmental risks of major projects in advance and prevent transboundary damage.
🤔 But what happens when war causes the damage?
🔗: uwecworkgroup.info/espoo-con…
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2/ Destruction of dams, pollution of rivers and the Black Sea, and mining of territories—all illustrate that existing international #environmental mechanisms are insufficient to respond to military threats.
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3/ At the same time, the #ESPOO Convention could become an important post-war tool for coordinating ecosystem restoration, risk assessment and preventing new environmental crises in the #BlackSea and #Danube regions.
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1/ 🦐 How has Russia’s full-scale invasion of #Ukraine affected the spread of #invasive species in the Black Sea? Which alien species are most commonly found in the #Odesa region, particularly in the Black Sea?
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2/ Do these “underwater migrants” pose threats to species typical of the #BlackSea ecosystem? Is the arrival of new species always a negative for all living organisms?
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3/ To answer these questions and understand how aquatic biodiversity is changing, UWEC author spoke with Ukrainian biologists specializing in the #BlackSea for expert insights.
🔗: uwecworkgroup.info/underwate…
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1/ 🧐 New wartime damage assessments show a shift from detailed analysis to rapid fund allocation. The latest #RDNA5 report is nearly three times shorter and has been turned into a financial planning tool rather than an in-depth assessment.
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2/ The problem is that damaged ecosystems are reduced to general figures, while the “Build Back Better” principle becomes increasingly toothless. The faster the process, the more environmental wellbeing suffers.
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3/ Today, the greatest challenge is not just to mobilize billions but also to preserve nature. Without this, “green recovery” risks becoming simply rapid reconstruction accompanied by long-term loss. Balancing investment and nature is a key test for #Ukraine.
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