Svydovets

The most amazing place in the Eastern Carpathians, the Svydovets massif is under threat of destruction.

The woods have been already massively cut down; the plants will soon begin to die; animal unable to survive on bare slopes, will disappear; and the Danube will lose its main tributary – the Tisa River, which originates precisely at the Svydovets.
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It is home to at least 93 endangered species of Red Data book of Ukraine (2009) including the European brown bear and the Eurasian lynx. More than half of Ukraine’s glacial lakes are located on the mountain range. The massif provides the hydrological regime of the region and contains the source of the international Tysa river which is a main tributary of the Danube river.

pristine forest landscapes biodiversity hotspot

The planned ski resort would have significant environmental impacts on the ecosystem

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Corruption

The competent authorities are developing the huge ski resort project in a totally non-transparent manner, in complete disregard for the Ukrainian law on public information.

Deforestation

Deforestation will result in increased risks of soil erosion, floods, avalanches, forest fires.

Water issues

The project would require immense quantities of water for the hotels and restaurants, for the production of artificial snow.
Open Book

The Svydovets case

Prepared by the Bruno Manser Fonds (Switzerland) in collaboration with the European cooperative “Longo maï” and the “Free Svydovets” Group (Ukraine).

Letter to the President of Ukraine

The Svydovets mountain range plays a tremendously important role in preserving thelandscape and biodiversity of the Carpathian Mountains. It is here that an enormous ski resort, which is bigger in area than Vyshhorod, Bakhchysarai or Khust, is planned to be built. The consequences of building andoperating such ski resort can be catastrophic for the environment and the local communities.

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