At the Technical University of Munich, Prof. Andriy Bilous made a report on the impact of the war on the forests of Ukraine

The international community of the Western world is closely monitoring the course of events in Ukraine and the socio-political situation. However, much less attention is paid to analyzing environmental challenges in the context of active military operations.

The study of forest losses as a result of the invasion and military aggression of the russian occupation forces is one of the key tasks for a comprehensive assessment of the damage caused to Ukraine as a result of the war. This is not an easy task to investigate using remote sensing methods in the framework of scientific work of the department of forest taxation and forest management of NUBiP of Ukraine in cooperation with research institutions of European countries and the USA.

As part of the ERASMUS+ Program, Professor Andriy Bilous, head of the department of forest taxation and forest management, made a scientific report for the forestry community of the Technical University of Munich on the impact of war on the forests of Ukraine.

During the discussion and debate of the scientific report, scientists focused on the need to develop methods and technologies for forest restoration, taking into account rapid climate changes in Ukraine, as well as forecasting future potential violations and risks of their occurrence.

Evheniy KHAN,
deputy director of the
National Research Institute of Forestry and Horticulture
on international activities