The Wartime Destruction of Ukraine’s Flora and Fauna
By Ilaria Luna
An absurd, devastating war is raging on Ukrainian soil before our horrified eyes, destroying cities, murdering people indiscriminately and compelling millions to flee from their homeland to seek refuge in unfamiliar territories. While Vladimir Putin claims that Russians and Ukranians are a single people, with the intent of reabsorbing the Slavic country into Russia, Ukraine claims its place in Europe, now more than ever. Geography itself has already answered this political question, defining Ukraine as the largest completely European country, and science has likewise highlighted the nation’s crucial environmental contributions to the Old Continent thanks to its considerable land and biodiversity. Indeed, according to the CBD Fifth National Report, “occupying less than 6 ...