On 2 July 2026, forestry law, sustainable forest management, and international forest certification expert Ihor Kramarenko delivered a public hybrid lecture at the Erfurt University of Applied Sciences (FH Erfurt, Germany) entitled “Forestry in Times of War – Resilient and Sustainable Communities as the Answer.” During his presentation, Mr. Kramarenko…
On the penultimate day of 2025, at the initiative of the UA Communities platform, with the support of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, within the framework of the Professional Fellows Program, administered by American Councils for International Education in cooperation with the U.S. Embassy…
On 12 December 2025, with the support of the UACommunities platform, a round table entitled“Forests within Communities: International Experience and Ukrainian Perspectives on Forest Area Management” was held. The event brought together representatives of state authorities, local self-government bodies, as well as invited international experts. The objectives of the round…
Global environmental challenges — deforestation, ecosystem degradation, and climate change — require new mechanisms for regulating international trade. The European Union, as one of the key consumers of agricultural and forest-based commodities that may be linked to deforestation, adopted in 2023 Regulation (EU) No. 2023/1115, better known as the EU…
On July 31 and August 1, 2025, working meetings were held between Prof. Dr. Justus Eberl, Chair of Forestry Policy and Environmental Law at the University of Applied Sciences Erfurt, and Ihor Kramarenko, a legal expert in the field of forestry in Ukraine and representative of the UA Communities platform.…
