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Oligarch’s resort plans threaten primeval beech forests
A planned mega ski resort in the Ukrainian Carpathians threatens some of Europe’s last primeval beech forests.More
8000 signatures for the protection of the Carpathian forests
The Bruno Manser Fund presented the Ukrainian Embassy in Bern with an official appeal to preserve the Carpathian forests. The area is threatened by illegal clear cutting and a giant ski resort that is projected to be built in the Svydovets massif. More than 8000 people from Switzerland call on President Poroshenko to protect this ecologically unique forest landscape.More
Carpathian Forest: Bruno Manser Fonds lobbies in Brussels
This week, a Ukrainian delegation together with the Bruno Manser Fonds met with Members of the European Parliament in Brussels to mobilise against the planned construction of a mega ski resort. Several hundred hectares of primary forest are under threat. The Ukrainian oligarch suspected to be behind the project lives in Geneva.More