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Saving the Dnipro river from algal blooms

Nature Protection

Saving the Dnipro river from algal blooms

The construction of the Dnipro Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP — tr.) resulted in 90% of the river being regulated by dams and reservoirs. Since then, the Dnipro has been blooming periodically with algae. A group of scientists from the Institute...

Preserve memory of sunken villages

Communities

Preserve memory of sunken villages

There are many villages and cities under Dnipro waters today. This is due to the construction of cascades of hydroelectric power plants (HPP) and reservoirs on the Dnipro river in the second half of the 20th century. Dozens of villages...

Ecoaction. In search of clean water

Nature Protection

Ecoaction. In search of clean water

More than 70% of the rural population of Ukraine consumes water from wells and boreholes, which often do not meet state standards. This water may contain substances that are dangerous to health and the environment, but is not checked systematically...

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