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                                class=mcnPreviewText>We are continuing to 
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                                Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.</SPAN><!--<![endif]--> <!--
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                                dir=ltr><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14px">Dear 
                                friends!</SPAN></P>
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                                dir=ltr><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14px">We are 
                                continuing our work on analyzing the 
                                environmental consequences of the war in 
                                Ukraine. Apart from working on articles, we also 
                                take active part in conferences, work groups, 
                                and webinars devoted to this topic. In late 
                                August, our experts <STRONG>Eugene 
                                Simonov</STRONG> and <STRONG>Oleksiy 
                                Vasyliuk</STRONG> gave a<A 
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                                style="COLOR: #0000ff"> presentation</SPAN></A> 
                                at the 14th European <A 
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                                style="COLOR: #0000ff">Conference on Ecological 
                                Restoration</SPAN></A> in Tartu, Estonia. 
                                Meanwhile, UWEC editor <STRONG>Alexei 
                                Ovchinnikov</STRONG> joined representatives from 
                                the Ukrainian initiative Razom We Stand at the 
                                14th iteration of the Tbilisi International 
                                Conference, devoted to European security and 
                                organized by the Green European Foundation, to 
                                <A 
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                                style="COLOR: #0000ff">talk</SPAN></A> about the 
                                environmental consequences of the war in 
                                Ukraine.</SPAN></P>
                                <P 
                                style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; MARGIN: 10px 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; COLOR: #202020; FONT-SIZE: 12px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; mso-line-height-rule: exactly" 
                                dir=ltr><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14px">Eugene 
                                Simonov also attended the <A 
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                                style="COLOR: #0000ff">46th session of the World 
                                Heritage Committee</SPAN> 
                                </A>(<STRONG>UNESCO</STRONG>), which this year 
                                took place in India. Against the backdrop of 
                                global political polarization caused by the 
                                Russian invasion, it is becoming harder to 
                                protect the Earth’s cultural and natural 
                                heritage, with attempts to find solutions to 
                                issues frequently getting bogged down in 
                                political debates. Are such huge international 
                                institutions as UNESCO capable of continuing to 
                                protect our common heritage and to what extent 
                                are they adapting to the conditions of global 
                                polarization? Read more in this 
                                article:</SPAN></P>  
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                                <LI 
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                                dir=ltr aria-level=1><A 
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                                style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"><SPAN 
                                style="COLOR: #0000ff">Ukraine’s UNESCO sites at 
                                risk as war goes on</SPAN></SPAN></A> </LI></UL>
                                <P 
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                                dir=ltr><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14px">Mechanisms 
                                for nature conservation were also discussed at a 
                                conference in Ukraine in early July. The main 
                                topics were the collection of data in order to 
                                open  an international court case on 
                                ecocide and the consequences of the emptying of 
                                the Kakhovka Reservoir following the destruction 
                                of the dam by Russian forces. As experts note, 
                                natural restoration of nature in Ukraine may 
                                make it possible to achieve climate neutrality 
                                goals and make a significant contribution to the 
                                formation of a “green future” that is not only 
                                Ukrainian, but also European as a whole. Read 
                                about how data on the environmental consequences 
                                of the war in Ukraine is collected, how 
                                international organizations participate in 
                                analysis, and what results they have received to 
                                date in our traditional review:</SPAN></P>  

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                                style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"><SPAN 
                                style="COLOR: #0000ff">Environmental 
                                Consequences of the War in Ukraine: July 2024 
                                Review</SPAN></SPAN></A> </LI></UL>
                                <P 
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                                style="FONT-SIZE: 14px">International 
                                organizations are continuing to provide 
                                significant assistance and support in collecting 
                                data on the environmental consequences of the 
                                war. The Czech organization <STRONG><A 
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                                style="COLOR: #0000ff">Arnika</SPAN></A></STRONG> 
                                is currently carrying out research in Ukraine 
                                with the aim of obtaining data on the damage 
                                done by the flooding that followed the 
                                destruction of the Kakhovka dam. Unfortunately, 
                                it is difficult to obtain samples for laboratory 
                                analysis in Ukraine at the moment, since the war 
                                goes on and many of the most polluted areas are 
                                located along the frontline. The lower reaches 
                                of the Dnipro River, which were hit particularly 
                                hard by the floodwaters from the Kakhovka 
                                Reservoir, are no exception. Our article looks 
                                at the data collection methods used by Arnika 
                                representatives in collaboration with Ukrainian 
                                scientists and what conclusions they came to as 
                                a result of the analysis.</SPAN></P>  
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                                style="COLOR: #0000ff">Pollution from the bed of 
                                the Kakhovka Reservoir could affect water 
                                quality in local settlements</SPAN></A></SPAN> 
                                </LI></UL>
                                <P 
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                                dir=ltr><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14px">The issue 
                                of ensuring a green recovery for Ukraine is a 
                                priority for UWEC. While we are confident that 
                                the war will eventually end, it is vital that 
                                the country’s recovery be sustainable and 
                                ecological. Otherwise the consequences for 
                                nature will be even more catastrophic. Forests 
                                are one of the ecosystems that have suffered 
                                most from the war, since they are used for 
                                engineering and camouflage purposes by both 
                                sides, and military operations often lead to 
                                fires. You can read about the impact the war has 
                                had on forest ecosystems and what measures are 
                                required for their active post-war recovery in 
                                our article by <STRONG>Viktoria 
                                Hubareva</STRONG> and <STRONG>Stanislav 
                                Viter.</STRONG></SPAN></P>  
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                                style="COLOR: #0000ff">Reforestation in Ukraine: 
                                during and after wartime</SPAN></A></SPAN> 
                                </LI></UL>
                                <P 
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                                dir=ltr><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14px">Our work 
                                group is one of few, if not the only one, which 
                                also tries to carry out analysis of the 
                                environmental consequences of the war in the 
                                occupied territories. We have already<A 
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                                target=_blank> <SPAN 
                                style="COLOR: #0000ff">written</SPAN></A> about 
                                the consequences of the construction of the 
                                Crimean Bridge for the local environment and 
                                about the negative impact of the<A 
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                                target=_blank> <SPAN 
                                style="COLOR: #0000ff">militarization</SPAN></A> 
                                of the peninsula. In a new article we look at 
                                how the occupation has affected <STRONG>Crimea’s 
                                nature conservation areas</STRONG>. The 
                                conclusions our authors reach after analyzing 
                                satellite images are not exactly comforting. The 
                                unique Yalta Reserve has diminished in size 
                                since the occupation began, and new buildings 
                                and infrastructure have appeared within its 
                                boundaries. We also have information indicating 
                                that if occupation of Crimea continues, there 
                                are plans to remove conservation status from 
                                even larger protected areas. Read more in our 
                                article by Viktoria Hubareva and Oleksiy 
                                Vasyliuk:</SPAN></P>  
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                                target=_blank><SPAN style="COLOR: #0000ff"><SPAN 
                                style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">Sleight of land: How 
                                Russian authorities in occupied Crimea are using 
                                legal trickery to develop protected 
                                areas</SPAN></SPAN></A></P></LI></UL>
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                                dir=ltr><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14px">You can 
                                find more analysis and news about the 
                                environmental consequences of Russia’s 
                                full-scale invasion of Ukraine on our<A 
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                                website</SPAN></A>, on<A 
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                                dir=ltr><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14px">We wish 
                                you strength and peace!</SPAN></P>
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                                dir=ltr><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14px">Alexei 
                                Ovchinnikov, editor UWEC Work 
                                Group</SPAN></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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align=left><B>From:</B> <A title=issue@uwecworkgroup.info 
href="mailto:issue@uwecworkgroup.info">UWEC Work Group</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial" align=left><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, September 25, 
2024 1:20 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial" align=left><B>Subject:</B> UWEC Work Group Issue # 
24</DIV>
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