Nature Conservation and Conflicts in Ukraine: Determining War Damages to Nature Reserves in Ukraine

May 22, 2023 | Maria Fedoruk, João Henrique Paulino Pires Eustachio, and Tetiana Lisowska, HAW Hamburg
Hamburg, Germany and online
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You are hereby invited to attend a seminar that presents the midterm results of the project “Nature Conservation and Conflict in Ukraine: Determining War Damages to Nature Reserves in Ukraine”, held 22 of May 2023 in Hamburg. The Research and Transfer Centre “Sustainable Development and Climate Change Management” at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences is currently undertaking the project “Nature Conservation and Conflict in Ukraine: Determining War Damage to Nature Reserves in Ukraine” (“Ukraine-Nature”). This is supported by the German Federal Environmental Foundation (Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt). The project team would like to invite colleagues working with protected areas and experts working in the field of water and soil contamination, biodiversity conservation and environmental protection as well as Satellite Imagery and GIS to attend the event. 



The Ukraine-Nature team and partners from Ukraine, Poland and Italy will present the midterm project results and share valuable information about the damaged areas in research preservations, biodiversity loss, and consequences of combat operations that still affect the ecosystems or will affect them in the future. The event will also explore how the war affected the ability to perform the duties of the employees (including scientists) as well as its effects on human health.



Ukraine-Nature aims to provide a solid basis for future environmental restoration measures within four research areas:
  • Holosiivskyi National Nature Park
  • Desna-Starohutskyi National Nature Park
  • Chornobyl Radiation and Ecological Biosphere Reserve
  • Hetman National Nature Park
Colleagues interested in attending the seminar, to be held online on 22 of May 2023 please send an expression of interest to Dr. Maria Fedoruk at: Mariia.Fedoruk@haw-hamburg.de Please include the following details: 
  • Name
  • Organisation
  • Country
  • E-mail
More information and details regarding the meeting will be sent to registered participants