Nature protection
Nature is a silent victim of war. The Russian invasion has been causing huge damage not only to people but also directly to nature. Greenpeace Ukraine is continuously monitoring environmental war crimes and advocates for Russia to be held accountable for the damage.
Mobile Rescue Station in the Ukrainian part of the Carpathian mountains
European companies are complicit in the destruction of old-growth forests in the Ukrainian Carpathians, the timber from which is sold throughout the European Union. This is the shocking finding of a Greenpeace Austria research, including an expedition in the Ukrainian old-growth forests. The report, published in November 2022, revealed that less than 3% of critical ecosystems are strictly protected from industrial logging. The majority of the forests of the Carpathians are exposed to widespread logging and exploitation.
Our work on protecting the Carpathian forests is ongoing.
Mapping environmental damage
Greenpeace Austria, in collaboration with the Ukrainian NGO Ecoaction, has launched the “Environmental damage map.” It shows a set of cases of environmental destruction that were caused by the Russian war and should be considered by both the Ukrainian government and the European Commission’s Donor Coordination Platform for planning and financing future nature restoration. The data on severe damage was collected by Ecoaction and later confirmed by satellite imagery and mapped by Greenpeace Austria.
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Greenpeace Ukraine’s achievements in 2025!
Throughout the year, the Greenpeace Ukraine team did everything possible to support Ukrainians during the war, promote the country’s energy independence, preserve the environment, and become a pillar of support…
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50 kW of Solar Power for a City Hospital: A New Solar Power Plant Installed in Chernivtsi
One of the departments of the city hospital has received a 50 kW solar power plant as part of the “Solar for Ukraine” competition implemented by Greenpeace Ukraine.
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Sunflower oil pollution could persist at the bottom of the Black Sea for more than 6 years: removal and remediation are needed
Following Russian attacks on December 20th on sunflower oil storage facilities at the port of Pivdenny near Odesa, tanks were damaged, triggering significant and potentially damaging marine pollution. Witnesses reported…
