The expert of the Crimean Tatar Resource Center Yevhen Khlobystov believes that the issues of the de-occupation of Crimea are closely related to the solution of the problems of overcoming the damage caused to natural resources and the environment of Crimea.
In particular, within the limits of the objects of the nature reserve fund, water resources, the consequences of using the Kerch Peninsula as a continuous military training ground on the territory of more than 50 thousand hectares, as well as the consequences of the ever-increasing militarization of Crimea as a result of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
The solution of the accumulated environmental and economic problems of the Crimea is possible only after its return to Ukrainian jurisdiction.
He stated this at a side event on the topic: The impact on climate change: Crimea, indigenous peoples and international crimes, organized by the Crimean Tatar Resource Center with the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine during the UN Climate Change Summit (#COP27) .
We express our gratitude to the International Renaissance Foundation and the Initiative for the Development of Environmental Policy and Advocacy in Ukraine for the opportunity to systematically monitor the violation of the Crimean ecosystem and organize this side event.