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Wind farm construction in Ukrainian Carpathians threatens protected old-growth forest
Original: Червона книга під колесами. Що відбувається на будівництві першого вітропарку в Українських Карпатах На полонині Руній і
Ukraine's first wind park is being built on the Runa mountain meadow in the Ukrainian Carpathians, and the project has collided with environmental protection law. In spring 2025 construction began on a road cutting through old-growth forest and on pouring foundations, raising concerns about damage to Red Book species. The project pits renewable energy development against conservation of protected mountain ecosystems, sparking public debate over whether the site should have been chosen at all.
Why now: A conflict between green energy development and protection of rare species and virgin forest has drawn public attention.
Runa polonyna (mountain meadow)Ukrainian CarpathiansUkrpravda
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