by Mariana Verbovska
Ukrainian Biosphere Reserves officials met in Lviv for sharing experiences and perspectives
On Wednesday, February 16, for the first time in a long while, we held an offline meeting, where we shared our experience with representatives of Ukrainian biosphere reserves.
The event took place in Lviv at the Dnister Hotel. Our colleagues from the Michael Succow Foundation (Germany) and representatives of the German and Ukrainian ministries joined the meeting via zoom. During our event we not only delivered presentations of the pilot projects results from our partners – biosphere reserves "Desnyanskyi", "Roztochya", "Shatskyi", but also were glad to hear about the perspectives of the Chornobyl Radiation and Ecological Biosphere Reserve, the Askaniya-Nova Biosphere Reserve, the Carpathian and the Black Sea Biosphere Reserves, as well as the The East Carpathians Biosphere Reserve.
by Mariana Verbovska
Final meeting with partners and implementers of the project
On Friday, 3th of December, the final meeting of the project “Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) to climate change and regional development by empowerment of Ukrainian Biosphere Reserves’' was held. The project went on for more than three years. One of the main goals of the project was to integrate Ecosystem-based Adaptation approach into national and regional planning and action, leading to better-adapted land use and to encourage shift to sustainable development in times of accelerating climate change.
Read more … Final meeting with partners and implementers of the project
by Mariana Verbovska
Monitoring of pilot projects in Roztochya Biosphere Reserve
Our team conducted monitoring of on-going pilot projects in Roztochya Biosphere Reserve. We visited three locations, where winners of Idea’s contest are implementing their ideas of ecosystem-based adaptation to climate change. Our first destination was Zalyvky swamp, where Lyubov Horban showed us the first results of the project called “Rewetting and Restoration of the Protected Swamp”.
Read more … Monitoring of pilot projects in Roztochya Biosphere Reserve
by Mariana Verbovska
Three of our experts take part in the development of the Ukrainian Strategy on Climate Adaptation
Three of our experts – Serhii Kubrakov (Desnianskyi Biosphere Reserve), Anatoliy Smaliychuk (national coordinator of "Ecosystem-based Adaptation to Climate Change and Sustainable Development" project), and Pierre Ibisch (scientific lead, Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development, Germany) - take part in the development of the Ukrainian Strategy on Climate Adaptation. In Ukraine, this strategy is elaborated within the EU4Climate project, which is being implemented by UNDP.
by Mariana Verbovska
Ukraine has appointed Iryna Stavchuk as Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has appointed Iryna Stavchuk as the Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources. Since 2019, Stavchuk has been working in the Ministry of Energy and Environment of Ukraine, continuing to communicate important objectives and the need for an ambitious climate policy in Ukraine.
Read more … Ukraine has appointed Iryna Stavchuk as Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection
by Mariana Verbovska
Anatoliy Smaliychuk and Halyna Stryamets gave an interview for radio about Idea Contest
Anatoliy Smaliychuk, national coordinator of "Ecosystem-based Approach to Climate Change and Sustainable Development" project and Halyna Stryamets, deputy director of Roztochya Biosphere Reserve, gave a radio interview for UA: Lviv about the Idea Contest for biosphere reserves in Ukraine.
Read more … Anatoliy Smaliychuk and Halyna Stryamets gave an interview for radio about Idea Contest
by Mariana Verbovska
What is common between climate change and dialog with people
From 2 to 5 April 2019 EuroMAB conference was held in Dublin. Here experts from different countries and different areas came together to share their experiences. For 4 days more than 300 scientists, experts and activists had been talking about how to improve dialog between people and nature.
Read more … What is common between climate change and dialog with people
