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[http://epl.org.ua/en] Language UA EN P.O. 316, Lviv, 79000 +380 32 225 76 82 office@epl.org.ua About us Our activities History Our team Advisory board Financial support Hot topics Annual Reports Project Contacts Environment Administrative reform Environment and war Air Environmental information Protection of biodiversity Unconventional gases (Shale gas) Inspection acts Wastes Green areas of cities Nuclear energy Soil Aarhus Convention Water Climate change International activity The general plan of a settlement Building of hydropower stations People Environmental information Environmental education Workshops and conferences GUTA Ecoanalytics Library Links Our Publications Environment People Law Journal Law Cases Law-drafting International agreements Clinical program Events and Announcements Environmental News Events Calendar Contacts Enlightment activity / Consultations Consultations on the most pressing environmental issues prepared by EPL lawyers Get consultation Hot topics: Hydroelectricity, Corruption, Greening of Ministry of Defence, Saving forests Read Our Publications Publications with EPL Participation Read Environment Conservation and restoration of the natural world fund. Methods of stabilizing the ecological background. Solution of urgent environmental problems. Read Law Effective regulation of issues relating to the conservation of the environment. Educating a new generation of environmental lawyers. Read People Promoting the theme of environmental protection among the population. Protecting the interests of citizens in court. Legal advices. Read EPL: Events and Announcements 16 лютого 2018 «Green» tarrif: who is for it and who is against? On 15 February 2018, State Agency on Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving of Ukraine jointly with Ukrainian League of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs held the round-table discussion “Using solid domestic waste as a source of energy for production of thermal and electric power in Ukraine”. Although the round-table was declared to be open and accessible for… Read 16 лютого 2018 Ploughing steppe instead of fighting On 15 February 2018, the final decision in EPL’s case regarding the ploughing of the landscape reserve “Tarutynski steppe” was adopted. The decision of the Supreme Economic Court upheld the decisions of the courts of the first and appellate courts that invalidated the contract № 5 -2016 of 13.07.2016 “On the cultivation of agricultural crops”… Read 19 грудня 2017 EPL calls on the National Commission of State Regulation in Energy and Communal Services (NCSRECS) not to allocate fuds to Ukrhidroenerho for destruction of the Dnister According to the official web-site of the National Commission of State Regulation in Energy and Communal Services (NCSRECS), on 13 November 2017 there was held a public discussion of the draft resolution on setting tariffs for sale of electricity by Ukrhidroenerho in 2018. According to this draft, 20 mln UAH are planned to be spent… Read 15 грудня 2017 Announcement on enrollment of students for the on-line course on international environmental law International charitable organization “Environment-People-Law” announces a competition for selection of students of the third on-line course on international environmental law that will run from February to May 2018. The 2018 course will concentrate on two major topics – horizontal environmental legislation and waste management. The course will include six modules on the most urgent issues… Read 15 грудня 2017 The prices have dropped, the schemes are still there! About results of functioning of the Department of Environmental Protection of Kyiv Regional State Administration and State Environmental Academy in 2017 In January last year EPL released the article “How officials make profit on creation of protected areas» that wrote about the scheme used by the Department of Environmental Protection at Kyiv Regional State Administration,… Read 13 грудня 2017 ATTITUDE OF CITIZENS TO SEGREGATED COLLECTION OF WASTE Read View all announcements and events Environmental News 22 березня 2017 Dead zones may threaten coral reefs worldwide 22 березня 2017 Amazon River no younger than 9 million years, new study shows 9 березня 2017 Solar power growth leaps by 50% worldwide thanks to US and China 9 березня 2017 Police to visit UK zoos and wildlife parks after rhino killing in France 9 березня 2017 The closure of the Climate Institute comes just as we’re building consensus on action 1 березня 2017 Earth probably began with a solid shell View environmental news Updated documents at the EPL website 6 березня 2018 Atmospheric Trust Litigation Case: Atmospheric Trust Litigation Region: Ukraine Parties: plaintiff: NGO “Environment-People-Law” (EPL); defendant: the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine (CMU), Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources of Ukraine (Ministry), National Agency of Environmental Investmets (NAEI). Goal of the case: Protection of present and future generations from negative consequences on climate change. The claim was prepared as part of… Read 16 лютого 2018 «Green» tarrif: who is for it and who is against? On 15 February 2018, State Agency on Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving of Ukraine jointly with Ukrainian League of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs held the round-table discussion “Using solid domestic waste as a source of energy for production of thermal and electric power in Ukraine”. Although the round-table was declared to be open and accessible for… Read 2 лютого 2018 Military Conf lict in Eastern Ukraine – Civilization Challenges to Humanity Th e manual off ers studies by International Charitable Environmental Law Organization «Environment-People-Law» (EPL) on the impact of military operations on the environment in eastern Ukraine, evaluation of damage caused to the environment, provides key environmental features in Donetsk and Luhansk regions before the confl ict, investigates factors about pollution and destruction of environmenal objects… Read 15 січня 2018 ATTITUDE OF CITIZENS TO SEGREGATED COLLECTION OF WASTE Read About us EPL is a public interest environmental law organization which since 1994 has been protecting environmental rights, supporting, restoring and improving the environment and providing legal help in protecting other human rights, especially those which overlap with environmental rights. We care about environment in Ukraine and abroad and are concerned about all the risks, threats and dangers which may lead to deterioration of the environment. At present environmental protection is the hottest problem of the humankind. There is a growing threat not only for human health and well-being but for existence of life on our planet in general. Work of the organization is directed towards transformation of safe though often extremely polluted environment into favorable for life and health environment, preservation of biodiversity, protection of flora and fauna, stoppage of uncontrolled emissions and dumps of harmful substances into environment and elimination of other negative factors, fight with non-activity as for global environmental issues in general and climate change issues in particular. Read EPL is a member of: Ecoanalytics The Environment in Ukraine Challenged and opportunities Read ON THE WAY TO STRENGTHENING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL DECISION–MAKING: UKRAINE Public participation is an effective instrument of including environmental and social concerns into governmental decision-making and by this of improving the quality of the decisions as well as increasing the level of their acceptance by the general population. This has long been recognised both in many States and internationally. On the level of the Economic Commission for Europe it is also being perceived as a tool of strengthening democracy. Read Parks instead of concrete: new policy for protection of green space Ukraine of the Future: New Policy on Environmental Protection and Sustainable Use of Natural Resources ON THE WAY TO STRENGTHENING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL DECISION–MAKING: UKRAINE Social networks: EPL (formerly Ecopravo-lviv) is a nongovernmental international organization, created in 1994 in order to provide assistance to individuals and legal persons in the protection of environmental rights, to promote the development of the environment protection, environmental education, science and culture. << >> March 2018 Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su 26 27 28 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 History of organization 1994 y. March 24 – established Charitable foundation “Ecopravo – Lviv.” 1994 y. October 14 – created the “Center for Public Environmental Advocacy” with ABA / CEELI. 1994 y. 1994 – Еstablished the environmental legal library of the CF “Ecopravo-Lviv” – Оrganized the conference of the Association of Environmental Law of the EECCA countries – Оrganized the conference of the Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide 1995 y. – June – founded Environmental Advocacy Journal – The CF “Ecopravo- Lviv” became the Headquarters of Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide 1998 y. 1998 EPL participated in the negotiations of the Aarhus Convention under the auspices of the UNECE, in the process of signature, ratification and implementation in the European project “Doors to Democracy.” 2001 y. EPL became the headquarters of the Guta Association. 2002 y. 2002 – Established Ukraine’s first environmental law clinical program for training legal practitioners; – EPL’s President elected the Vice Chairman of the Compliance Committee of the Convention of access to information, public participation and access to justice in environmental matters – Started implementation of the Aarhus Convention in Ukraine. 2003 y. 2003 – Symposium for Judges in Central and Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia. – Organization of the meeting of the Steering Committee of the IUCN.Environmental Commission – EPL realized the project “Promotion of adaptation of environmental law of the EU in Ukraine” 2003 y. – International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) recognized EPL as the center of legal excellency – Established cooperation with the Secretariat of the Espoo Convention, Ramsar, Danube and Bonn Conventions and UN Framework Convention on Climate Change with the aim to preserve biodiversity 2004 y. 2004 – The project “Development of the Center of Environmental Advocacy” – The project “Analysis of possibilities to realize the program of evaluation of environmental activity and release of information” 2004 y. 2004 – DOEN Foundation started support of the environmental public advocacy center – Launched the institutional support of the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation. 2005 y. 2005 – 25 November – renaming Charitable fund “Ecopravo – Lviv” to International charitable organization “Environment-People-Law” (EPL). – The project “Enforcement of access to environmental information” 2006 y. 2006 EPL representative was awarded the most prestigious award in the sphere of environmental protection – Goldman Prize – for strategic case of the organization “The Danube-Black Sea”. 2007 y. 2007 – The Project “Sanitary protective zones, nuclear safety and climate change» funded by Sigrid Rausing Trust – The Project “Access to environmental information in Ukraine: the experience of NGOs and public authorities.” 2007 y. 2007 – The Project “Strengthening public participation in environmental matters through strategic litigation.” – The Project ““Improvement of access to justice in environmental matters through public monitoring of courts” 2008 y. 2008 – Establishment of the journal “Environment. People .Law. ” . – The Project ” Utilization of toxic pesticides in the territory of Lviv oblast in the basin of transboundary rivers Syan and Western Buh” 2009 y. 2009 – The Project “Public monitoring of the cases relating to environmental rights of people in Lviv and Ternopil regions.” – The Project “New legal tools for effective control of pollution emissions” 2009 y. 2009 – The Project “Stimulation of realization of the right to access to information owned by the state” – The Open Society Institute (Budapest) started institutional support of EPL. 2010 y. 2010 – The Project “Improvement of access to environmental information through stimulation of openness of relevant public authorities” – The Project “Stimulating the Ukrainian public to participation in the realization of the European strategy of the Danube region” 2010 y. 2010 – Winning the lawsuit at the European Court of Human Rights – The Project “Legal protection of environmental rights of citizens.” – EPL became a member of the Working group “Envint”, a member of WG3 of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum 2011 y. 2011 – The Project “Information and activation of public participation in developing the National Action Plan for the EU Strategy for the Danube Region” – The Project “Improvement of legal preconditions and activation of the public for protection of environmental rights of citizens» 2011 y. 2011 – The Project “Developing preconditions for effective application of the Law of Ukraine “On Access to Public Information in the Sphere of Environmental Protection” – The Project Public participation and transparency in nuclear safety issues” 2011 y. 2011 – EPL became a member the Climate Action Network (CAN) – EPL became a member of ANPED. – EPL became a member of The Access Initiative (TAI). 2012 y. 2012 EPL coordinated the process of drafting Annual report “Public assessment of national environmental policy” in 2003-2012 2013 y. 2013 – EPL became a member of the Academy of Environmental Law of the International Union for Conservation of Nature – The Project ” Enforcing European standards of environmental impact assessment in Ukraine” 2013 y. 2013 – The Project “Improvement of regulation of environmental component in regional programs in Lviv region” – EPL signed an agreement with Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) for realization of the project on building capacity of EPL and providing institutional support for the organization. 2013 y. 2013 – The Project to develop strategic litigation in Ukraine. – The establishment of Ecolitigation National Platform – The Project “Strengthening participatory democracy for effective protection of the environment.” – Creation of the network of pro bono legal aid in Ukraine. 2014 y. 2014 – The opening of the office in Kyiv. – International Symposium “Human Rights and the Environment in the new Ukraine, in honor of Professor Svitlana Kravchenko.” – Launching the clinical program for students-environmentalists. 2014 y. 2014 – Development of the first version of the electronic analytical system of environmental information. – EPL became a member of the European Environmental Bureau (EEB). 2015 y. 2015 – Start of the projects funded by FOSI, TTF, USAID. – Revival of the Guta Association of environmental lawyers from Central and Eastern Europe and the Caucasus 2015 y. 2015 – Development of the course for judges “Human rights and the environment” – Creation of on-line environmental law library. – Co-authorship of the draft law of Ukraine “On Environmental Impact Assessment”. 2016 y. Development of the on-line course on international environmental law. 2017 y. Creation of the Ukrainian Center of Environmental Policy and Action © 2011 - 2018 All rights reserved. Environment. People. Law Developed by web studio «Creative» Mailing address: P.O. 316, Lviv, 79000 tel./fax. +380 32 225 76 82 email:office@epl.org.ua