Alevtina Gutsal, leader of the Ukrainian Environmental Anti-Crisis Fund, addressed extensive forest damage in Ukraine caused by war, totaling nearly one million hectares. They stressed the need for interdisciplinary collaboration to rehabilitate the forest sector and protect various species.

Issues to address

• Assessing war's impact on forestry
• Risk to 600 animal and 900 plant species
• Urgent demining in forested areas

Сonclusions

The Ukrainian Environmental Anti-Crisis Fund, with partners, is working on a Memorandum of Cooperation to conserve nature and revitalize Ukraine's ecosystem