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                                dir=ltr><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 15px">Dear 
                                friends!</SPAN></P>  
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                                dir=ltr><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 15px">The war in 
                                Ukraine continues and is far from over. Despite 
                                its stated position of readiness for “peace 
                                talks,” Russia recently launched one of the most 
                                powerful strikes on Ukrainian cities in the 
                                entire full-scale invasion. Civilians have been 
                                killed. Offensive operations to create a “buffer 
                                zone” continue, in reality meaning the 
                                occupation of new territories.</SPAN></P><SPAN 
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                                dir=ltr><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 15px">Today, 
                                military tensions are on the rise all over the 
                                world, as are increasingly powerful 
                                authoritarian governments. Nature is 
                                increasingly becoming a hostage to private 
                                interests. Protecting peace and the planet are 
                                challenging, and at this time the question of 
                                what else can be done to prevent more 
                                catastrophic consequences than those we are 
                                already facing today is especially 
                                acute.</SPAN></P><SPAN 
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                                dir=ltr><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 15px">The Work 
                                Group continues to analyze the war’s 
                                environmental consequences, but today it is 
                                obvious that action is needed. Greater 
                                solidarity, the search for solutions and their 
                                implementation are needed. Otherwise, humanity 
                                may not see another 
                                tomorrow.</SPAN><BR><BR><BR><SPAN 
                                style="FONT-SIZE: 15px">The sabotage of the 
                                Kakhovka Hydropower Plant dam remains one of the 
                                most significant environmental consequences of 
                                Russia’s invasion. Two years have passed since 
                                this tragedy, and Ukraine and the world has 
                                become only more outspoken about ecocide. The 
                                former Kakhovka Reservoir remains on the front 
                                line. Nature, however, is pursuing 
                                self-restoration there, not only regrowing 
                                floodplain forests in Velyky Luhi (“Great 
                                Meadow”), but also the Dnipro River ecosystem as 
                                a whole. Native species such as sturgeon, for 
                                example, are returning to spawn in parts of the 
                                river freed from the reservoir and dam. UWEC 
                                Work Group’s position statement highlights the 
                                importance of strategic decision-making to 
                                protect nature’s recovery in the vicinity of the 
                                former Kakhovka Reservoir:</SPAN><BR> </P>
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                                target=_blank><SPAN style="COLOR: #0000ff">Two 
                                years after the Kakhovka Hydropower Plant’s 
                                destruction: environmental consequences and the 
                                need for strategic decisions</SPAN></A></SPAN> 
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                                dir=ltr><BR><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 15px">The 
                                war in Ukraine affects nature not only in places 
                                where military action is happening. It also 
                                threatens places far from the front line. 
                                Community monitoring has been limited since 
                                2014, when Ukraine first faced Russian 
                                aggression. Oligarchs and toxic businesses have 
                                taken advantage of the situation in the country, 
                                filling their coffers and satisfying their 
                                private interests at nature’s expense. The 
                                situation only worsened in 2022, after the start 
                                of the full-scale invasion. Despite these 
                                challenges, environmental activists and 
                                organizations continue to fight both external 
                                and internal aggressors to preserve Ukraine's 
                                unique natural ecosystems. In this issue, 
                                Oleksii  Vasyliuk examines the challenges 
                                of community monitoring in wartime 
                                Ukraine:</SPAN><BR> </P>
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                                style="COLOR: #0000ff">Beyond scrutiny: How the 
                                war is hampering civil environmental monitoring 
                                in Ukraine</SPAN></A></SPAN> </LI></UL>
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                                dir=ltr><BR><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 15px">In 
                                conditions where in situ monitoring is not 
                                possible, satellite data analysis can help. 
                                OSINT analysis is actively developing in 
                                Ukraine, making it possible, for example, to 
                                examine the situation with agricultural lands. 
                                Many have been significantly damaged during 
                                combat action and shelling. The situation not 
                                only jeopardizes Ukraine’s food security as it 
                                does other nations as well, but is also creating 
                                additional pollution. Of course, many 
                                agricultural areas were already contaminated 
                                with pesticides and other harmful substances 
                                before and during the war, the extent of that 
                                pollution only increased. Read about how 
                                satellite monitoring helps analyze and make 
                                decisions in both agriculture and ecology in the 
                                article by Leonid Shumilo, Sofia Drozd and 
                                Natalia Kusul investigate how satellite 
                                monitoring can analyze impacts and inform 
                                decision-making for both agricultural and 
                                environmental strategies.</SPAN></P>  
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                                style="COLOR: #0000ff">Satellite data aids the 
                                study of the war’s environmental and economic 
                                consequences for Ukraine’s agriculture 
                                sector</SPAN></A></SPAN></P></LI></UL>  
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                                dir=ltr><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 15px">It may 
                                seem premature to discuss restoring Ukraine’s 
                                nature until after the war ends. But without an 
                                initial plan, there is a high probability that 
                                the “restoration” process will be even more 
                                destructive to the environment than the war. It 
                                is also important to prevent areas directly 
                                impacted by the conflict from spreading invasive 
                                species, a priority that is especially true in 
                                agricultural areas. Read Stanislav Viter’s 
                                exploration of how best to approach biodiversity 
                                restoration on lands used for 
                                agriculture.</SPAN></P>  
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                                style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"><A 
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                                target=_blank><SPAN style="COLOR: #0000ff">The 
                                future of Ukraine’s abandoned agricultural land: 
                                rewilding or a return to 
                                farming?</SPAN></A></SPAN></P></LI></UL>  
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                                dir=ltr><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 15px">Sanctions 
                                remain an effective economic tool to combat 
                                Russian aggression. One key issue is ending 
                                purchases of Russian fossil fuels. The RePower 
                                EU plan was developed and launched in 2022 in 
                                order to implement this policy in Europe. The 
                                European Commission met in May 2025 to decide on 
                                how to achieve its environmental and climate 
                                goals over the next two years. However, experts 
                                note that in order to achieve the goals declared 
                                in RePower EU, it is important to move beyond 
                                the optics of refusing “bad” liquefied gas, 
                                uranium and coal in favor of “good” ones. There 
                                are no “good” fossil fuels, and supporting their 
                                consumption only plays into the hands of 
                                authoritarian governments. Today, energy 
                                efficiency programs need to be implemented and 
                                the energy independence of EU countries 
                                promoted. Eugene Simonov writes about the EU’s 
                                energy “divorce” and the latest news regarding 
                                sanctions against Russian fossil 
                                fuels:</SPAN></P>  
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                                style="COLOR: #0000ff">Europe hastens its 
                                ‘energy divorce’ from 
                                Russia</SPAN></A></SPAN></P></LI></UL>  
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                                style="FONT-SIZE: 15px">Environmental and 
                                climate organizations are not just speaking out 
                                about the consequences of the Russian military 
                                invasion for Ukraine and the world. They are 
                                also organizing direct actions. For example, 
                                this spring, representatives of 
                                Greenpeace-Ukraine took part in an action in the 
                                Baltic Sea, writing “RISK” in large letters on 
                                one ship belonging to Russia’s shadow fleet. WWF 
                                is involved in the restoration of forest belts 
                                destroyed by the war in southern Ukraine. NGO 
                                Ecology People Law continues to fight for the 
                                recognition of “ecocide” at the international 
                                level. Read more about research and actions by 
                                activists and NGOs in our 
                                review:</SPAN></P>  
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                                style="COLOR: #0000ff">Environmental 
                                consequences of the war in Ukraine. 
                                Review</SPAN></A></SPAN></P></LI></UL>  
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      <DIV align=left>From: <B dir=auto class=gmail_sendername>UWEC Work 
      Group</B> <SPAN dir=auto><<A 
      href="mailto:issue@uwecworkgroup.info">issue@uwecworkgroup.info</A>></SPAN><BR>Date: 
      ср, 11 июн. 2025 г. в 10:17<BR>Subject: UWEC Work Group Issue # 28. Two 
      years after the Kakhovka Hydropower Plant’s 
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