Official refusal to change territory status
The working group of the Ministry of Economy and Environment again failed to approve the proposal to change the boundaries and nature protection status category of the Andriivske area in the Mykolaiv region on 14 October. The ministry justified its decision by citing doubts regarding the engineering and ecological assessment. The ministry recommended that the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration (RMA) conduct additional studies, involving the Institute of Botany of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in the process.
Consequences of large-scale fires
More than 900 hectares of damaged forest remain in the reserve Andriivske area following major fires. According to data from an expert survey conducted in 2024, an average of over 70% of plantations died on the surveyed plots. At that time, experts had already recommended changing the nature protection status of the burned territory.
Threat to residents' safety
Alla Ryazhskykh, head of the ecological committee of the regional council, notes that current restrictions prevent foresters from fully clearing the burn sites and initiating the ecosystem restoration process. In her words, falling trees pose a direct threat to local residents. A school bus operating near the village of Andriivka is forced to carry a chainsaw with it.
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