Experts, environmentalists, journalists, and activists who have come together to share information about the environmental impacts of the war in Ukraine.

Joined June 2022
1/ 🙏 Support UWEC with your donation! uwecworkgroup.info/donate/ 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/ 🌳 Don’t rebuild the dam: Ukrainian experts urge #UNESCO to protect site uncovered by Russian sabotage — @guardian: theguardian.com/world/2026/o… We appreciate that The Guardian is drawing attention to protection measures for the Great Meadow aka #VelykyLuh: uwecworkgroup.info/preserve-…
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2/ UWEC & Ukrainian and international organizations appealed to @MinCultUkraine and the Ukrainian National Commission for #UNESCO calling for the inscription of the Dnipro River Great Meadow on the UNESCO Tentative List of World Heritage Sites as a mixed cultural and natural site
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1/ 🤬 A July satellite analysis showed that after the UAF destroyed a bridge crossing the Promoina Strait in Syvash, the Russians began filling the strait with earth to allow military equipment to pass between #Henichesk and the Arabat Spit. 🔗 Read more: uwecworkgroup.info/environme…
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1/ 🤨 Promises or commitments? Fifty shades of green at the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2026 #URC2026 Read more on the UWEC website: uwecworkgroup.info/promises-…
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3/ The authors argue that the conference’s emphasis on pragmatism and investment leaves environmental and social concerns vulnerable to being sidelined or reduced to rhetorical commitments.
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1/ @UAnimalsENG calls for a nationwide hunting ban during the war Together with other civil society organizations and activists, the Ukrainian animal welfare organization appealed to @Kabmin_UA and @MINECONOMDEV of #Ukraine. 🔗: uwecworkgroup.info/environme…
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2/ Despite the fact that #hunting is officially prohibited under martial law, animals continue to be killed under the guise of “sanitary culling.” Signatory organizations are calling for a complete ban on the killing of wild animals for any reason during the war.
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1/ ‼️ UWEC Work Group designated an “undesirable organization” in #Russia 🔗 Read more: uwecworkgroup.info/uwec-work…
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3/ This means that, in the opinion of the Russian government, the activities of our group “pose a threat to the country’s security, defense capabilities, or constitutional order.”
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🪶 Wild Victims of War. Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) With this article, we begin a series on #wildlife that has fallen victim to Russia’s full-scale invasion of #Ukraine. 🔗 Read more: uwecworkgroup.info/wild-vict…
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The June 2026 special issue of Baltic Worlds, titled “Russian civil society under repression: Adapting, but not surrendering” explores the transformation of Russian #environmental civil movements under war-time pressures. 🔗 UWEC reviews several analyses: uwecworkgroup.info/a-review-…
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1/ ⚖️ Ten years of sea arbitration—limited gains for #Ukraine, a step forward for environmental law 🔗 Read more on the UWEC website: uwecworkgroup.info/ten-years…
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2/ While the Tribunal dismissed #Ukraine’s navigational and “aggravation of the dispute” claims, it ruled #Russia violated the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea #UNCLOS by failing to conduct adequate environmental impact assessments for its key infrastructure projects.
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