«We have developed a new methodology together with our environmental inspection and use seven types of methodologies and have already calculated two trillion hryvnias of damage. This includes land, air, and water pollution, burnt forests, and destroyed natural resources. Our main goal is to show these figures to everyone so that they can be seen in Europe and the world. So that everyone understands what the price of this environmental damage is and how to restore this damage to Ukraine,» the minister said.
According to him, the forest is suffering the most in Ukraine. Due to Russian aggression, almost 3 million hectares of forest have been damaged. This is almost a third of Ukraine's forested area. Almost 500 thousand hectares are now under temporary occupation or in the war zone.
Mr. Strelets also noted that 10 national parks, eight nature reserves and two biosphere reserves are currently under Russian occupation. He said that 600 species of fauna and 750 species of flora are under threat of extinction.
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