On August 23, 2024, Ukraine will celebrate the Day of the State Flag of Ukraine, with corresponding events involving government bodies, enterprises, institutions, organizations, and the public.

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On July 10, the VI Forum of the "Ukrainian Forest Platform" took place - a multilateral independent platform for discussing and forming a common vision and goals for future forest policy, created on the initiative of WWF-Ukraine. Within the framework of the Forum, WWF-Ukraine experts analyzed and highlighted the general principles and foundations of implementing close-to-nature forestry in EU countries, as well as the use of its principles for biodiversity conservation and forest resilience to climate change.

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The European and Central Asian Forest Invasive Species Network (REUFIS), chaired by Professor Ferenc Lakatos from the University of Sopron (Hungary), in collaboration with the FAO Forestry Department (Shiroma Sathyapala and Norbert Winkler-Rathonyi), organized its annual conference in Skopje, North Macedonia (June 3-6, 2024). The event presented the latest findings on the detection and monitoring of invasive species in urban plantings, including tree-related invasive species and invasive trees themselves. ... Read more »

As part of humanitarian assistance, the State Enterprise "State Forest Enterprise" of the Republic of Lithuania (THE STATE ENTERPRISE STATE FOREST ENTERPRISE) transferred a Subaru Forester vehicle to DSLP "Kharkivlisozakhyst". The transfer was carried out in accordance with Article 20(7) of the Law on the Management, Use and Disposal of State and Municipal Assets of the Republic of Lithuania. According to this law, as well as the "Description of Procedures for the Implementation of Activities for the Development of Cooperation and the Provision of Humanitarian Assistance by Stat ... Read more »

In collaboration with the Department of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, the State Specialized Forest Protection Enterprise "Kharkivlisozakhyst" together with the Ukrainian Research Institute of Forestry and Agroforestry has initiated a pilot research project to create clonal plantations of common ash (Fraxinus excelsior). The project aims to test the resistance of nine Swedish clones to ash dieback (Hymenoscyphus fraxineus) and the emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis).

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On March 26, 2024, an online technical training session was held via Zoom platform regarding the development and further spread of the quarantine pest - the emerald ash borer (EAB) with employees of enterprises, institutions and organizations in the forestry sector.

The training was attended by over 200 heads of structural units of territorial bodies and enterprises (branches of SE "Forests of Ukraine"), institutions and organizations under the State Forest Resources Agency of Ukraine, whose responsibilities include forest protection (Order of the State Forest Resources Agency of Ukraine ... Read more »

Scientists from UkrNDILGA participated in an online working meeting of the scientific group for the implementation of the "Ukraine Natural Science Talent Empowerment" project (#UNSTE) ("Development of Talents in Natural Sciences of Ukraine"), which is being carried out in Ukraine with the support of the Swedish Institute (Swedish Institute) (Stockholm, Sweden). The main organizers from the Swedish side are Luleå University of Technology ( ... Read more »