The war is ravaging Ukraine’s forest sector

Like the rest of society, the Russian war against Ukraine has hit the country's forestry hard. Almost a third of the country's forests, or about three million hectares, have been affected by the war in one way or another. According to recent calculations by the Ukrainian Forestry Agency, the forest ecosystem has suffered damages of around half a billion euros. In addition, ten million euros worth of forest machinery and tools and 30 million euros worth of other property have been destroyed. Ukraine's forest sector has supported the country's war efforts by providing timber ...