Ruslan Strilets

Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine @mindovkillya 🇺🇦 Міністр захисту довкілля та природних ресурсів України

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“Last day as @mindovkillya. Every story ends, but not for the environment. The momentum we’ve built over decades won’t stop. Every end is a new beginning. To be continued…

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We are opening the fall season at Mezhyhirya State Park, a new jewel in 🇺🇦Ukraine’s nature reserve fund. The Nature Reserve Fund of Ukraine has finally become profitable. We are advancing toward the European goal of making 30% of Ukraine a protected area.

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33 years since the adoption of the Declaration of Independence of the 🇲🇩. Before that, there was a thorny path to self-sufficiency, a struggle for language and culture, and Russian aggression. We have more in common than it seems at first glance. La Mulți Ani, Republica Moldova!

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🇺🇦This day 33 years ago was the beginning of our common exam. Today, our Independence is not on paper. It is the path of all of us. It is everything the Armed Forces do, and everything we do behind their backs. Our Independence in every action and every decision.

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🇺🇦 The Day of the National Flag of Ukraine. Today, its colors stand for both our statehood and a clean, healthy environment. Ukrainian foresters, water workers, and environmental staff make this choice a reality 24/7.

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Strategic solutions for water infrastructure 💧 The 🇺🇦 Government adopted a Water Supply Program for war-affected regions until 2030. Ensuring clean water and jobs in 9 war zones is a priority under President @ZelenskyyUa control.

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With Moldova's Environment Minister Sergiu Lazarencu, we visited the Dniester reservoir—now 78% full, up from 66% in June. Thanks to our 🇺🇦🇲🇩 collaboration, experts quickly stabilized the shallowing. We're securing water for our needs.

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With Sergiu Lazarencu, Moldova’s Minister of Environment, we visited forestry enterprises in Zhytomyr region. 🌳 Digitalisation, modern infrastructure, increased timber sales, and higher rates of forest restoration are the results of Ukraine’s forestry reform 🇺🇦.

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🇺🇦IT solutions are successful in the international arena. We are developing the integration of the EcoZahroza app into Moldova's environmental monitoring. Discussed this at a meeting with Sergiu Lazarencu in Kyiv.3/3

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Point 8 of the Peace Formula is the focus of our meeting with the Minister of 🌿🇲🇩Sergiu Lăzărencu.1/1

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��🇩 cooperates with us under Point 8 of @ZelenskyyUa #PeaceFormula and supports the Environmental Treaty developed by the International Working Group co-chaired by head of @APUkraine @AndriyYermak and @margotwallstrom 2/2

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With a colleague from 🇲🇩Lazarencu Sergiu, we visited the modern European Water Monitoring Laboratory for the Southern District in heroic city of #Odesa. This is one of the 4 newest laboratories in 🇺🇦 built with the support of the 🇪🇺 Joining our efforts to enter the #EU family.

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A working meeting with representatives of the regional administration in Odesa. Key issues included water supply, forestry and firewood, the impact of hostilities and demolition waste. We are working on comprehensive solutions for each of these issues.

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Cross-border cooperation for #Ukraine and #Moldova according to 🇪🇺 rules. We signed an agreement with Environment Minister Sergiu Lazarencu on the implementation of the Espoo Convention. This will help to avoid disputes in a transboundary context between 🇺🇦🇲🇩

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The start of dialogue with business regarding the implementation of the new climate policy of 🇺🇦and the resumption of the MRV and the launch of the ETS. We discussed with business representatives our strategic developments and points of contact on the platform @ucci_ua

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Working on water supply in the frontline regions. The Svystunov beam and the storage pond in Dnipropetrovsk oblast are on the agenda. The issue has not been resolved for decades. We are discussing a comprehensive solution to reconstruct the facility

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Discussed the key topics of our environmental cooperation with @MunirMammadzade @UNICEF_UA Representative in Ukraine🇺🇦.
We signed a Memorandum on promoting children's right to a healthy environment and constructive youth participation in the climate change dialogue.

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Held meetings with the heads of the Kherson and Mykolaiv Regional Military Administrations Oleksandr Prokudin and @vitalij_kim. Discussed problems and ways to solve them. We continue to work 2/2

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These days working in the front-line regions: Kherson and Mykolaiv regions. The key issues - water supply, firewood harvesting, demolition waste and general environmetal situation in the regions 1/1

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Next step towards Ukraine's #Climate architecture. The Framework Law on Climate Policy is passed in the first reading. 🇺🇦 is fulfilling international commitments despite the war.