The Frankfurt Zoological Society supports environmental education programs in 12 Protected Areas in the Ukrainian Carpathians. The FZS environmental education team recently completed a study tour of particular German protected areas which excel in environmental education and transferred their learnings to the employees of Carpathian protected areas through two-day seminars held on-site in the Carpathians.
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The Origins of the Low Carbon Ukraine Project
In September 2023, Low Carbon Ukraine (LCU)-Project team leader Robert Kirchner participated in an expert interview with the 100GREEN YouTube channel where he discussed the origins of the LCU project and its role in Ukraine’s energy transformation, the importance of European climate legislation for Ukrainian businesses, as well as Ukraine’s future development.
Successful Thermo-Modernization of Buildings even in Times of War
As of December 2023, 6 multiapartment buildings in Sykhiv district of Lviv with the homeowners’ associations were fully modernized under the “Energodim” program of Energy Efficiency Fund – with the support of the project. Construction works at 3 of them were ended in 2022-2023 under the conditions of full-scale war in Ukraine.
Filling Data Gaps of the Lynx Research in Ukraine
FZS’s researchers conducted the first spatially-explicit capture-recapture of lynx using camera traps. Nearly 3 years of work, 100s of camera traps, 100,000s of camera trap photos, and dozens of specialists were needed to make this happen.
Eco-Education Programs as an Investment in the Future
The Frankfurt Zoological Society supports environmental education programs in 12 Protected Areas in the Ukrainian Carpathians. The FZS environmental education team recently completed a study tour of particular German protected areas which excel in environmental education and transferred their learnings to the employees of Carpathian protected areas through two-day seminars held on-site in the Carpathians.
Low Carbon Ukraine Participation at the European-Ukrainian Energy Day in Vienna
Rouven Stubbe, consultant at Berlin Economics and energy expert at the Low Carbon Ukraine project delivered a speech at the European-Ukrainian Energy Day in Vienna on September 28, 2023. Subsequently, he participated in a panel discussion on “Energy security and building back
better: Energy efficiency as part of energy security strategy and a tool for freeing resources for economic growth”
Presenting the Way towards the Establishment of an Emission Trading Scheme in Ukraine
On 27th November, about 100 representatives of business and government took part in a roundtable discussion, aimed at presenting work and plans of the MEPR on the way to the implementation of an ETS in Ukraine, as well as to discussing business readiness for its introduction and vision of the system’s design elements.
Translating the Benefits of Green Investments into Actionable Steps for Ukraine
The “Shades of Green” discussion on Ukraine’s green recovery, organized by the Ukrainian Climate Office, WWF Ukraine, and CEE on November 21st, highlighted the importance of green investments. With around 50 participants from national and international climate policy stakeholders, the event aimed to translate the benefits of green investments into actionable steps for Ukraine.
Facilitating Ukraine’s Participation in the COP28
As a forthcoming independent Center of Excellence focused on climate issues, the Ukrainian Climate Office (UCO) actively backs Ukraine’s climate policy initiatives in both national and international arenas.
New Steps taken towards the new «Renewables for Resilient Ukraine» Project
The project “Renewables for Resilient Ukraine” aims for 16 Ukrainian communities to receive grants of 30k – 50k EUR to install solar power systems or heat pumps in public buildings: schools, hospitals, kindergartens etc.
This has been realized by the consortium of NGOs (Ecoclub, Ecodia, Energy Act For Ukraine Foundation, RePower Ukraine) in political partnership with the Ministry of Infrastructure and the Ministry of Energy. Currently, the grant agreement with NGOs has been signed and a technical concept for the project has been developed.