In the dry conditions fires instantly spread widely. The snow melts and last year’s grass dries out and becomes more flammable. Spring is a season of higher risk of wildfires and the shellings make it even higher. It will create potential risk for people for decades as it happened after WW2 – State Emergency Services (SES) sometimes report on accidentally found aerial bombs from that time even now.īesides, Russian troops use forest wood for building of fortifications and infrastructure, heating and cooking. There are now lots of fallen rockets and unexploded ammunition in the forests. For now, it is impossible to evaluate losses for property and forestry. Those territories take a huge role in biodiversity protection and saving climate.Īfter the fighting, parts of the forests in Kyiv, Chernihiv, Sumy, Luhansk, Donetsk and Kherson regions were temporarily controlled by Russian occupants. The Emerald Network is the network of conservation areas created to preserve species and habitats that need protection all over the non-EU countries in Europe. Roughly 200 territories (2.9 million hectares) of the Emerald Network are endangered. km – that makes almost 1/3 of Ukrainian protected areas. Moving of heavy machinery, construction of fortifications and fighting damage soils that leads to degradation of vegetation and worsen wind and water erosion.Īccording to preliminary estimates of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine, as of March 1, Russia was waging hostilities in 900 areas of nature reserves 12,406.6 sq. It means they’re moving farther into the wildlands taking up forests and conservation areas. For this reason, they’re forming bases and fortifications. But as the war lingers, Russians are changing their tactics and preparing for extended fights. In the first few days of the full-scale invasion Russian troops moved through the existent infrastructure. And by the way it happened we may try to foresee the consequences of the current full-scale attack. Warfare, as well as the actions of the occupational administrations, impacted the nature of those regions. It was seen at the beginning of this war eight years ago when Russia annexed Crimea and parts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine, though on a smaller scale. Yet it’s obvious that the longer this war lasts the harder it damages the environment and the tougher its consequences may be in the future. Secondly, not all data can be disclosed for tactical reasons. First, it is dangerous for the experts even to gather such information, for the warfare is still on. This article was translated to English by the authors, who work for a Ukrainian environmental advocacy organization, so some idiosyncrasies remain.įor now, it’s still impossible to evaluate the overall environmental impact of the war because of the lack of accurate data. Oksana Omelchuk & Sofia Sadohurska, Climate department experts, Ecoaction, Ukraine
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