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In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at ways that Black and Indigenous people can have a greater say in climate solutions and delve into an attempt by the Ukraine government to hold Russia accountable for ecological crimes.
Kyiv estimates the cost of environmental damage caused by the war at over €48 billion.
The crisis began when Russian forces blew up a road over the Kakhovka Reservoir and opened its sluice gates to release water to stop Ukrainians from advancing.
Missiles and mortars kill and maim people, but Russia’s year-long war in Ukraine is also poisoning the air, ground and sea, says Ukraine’s minister of environmental protection, who is building a case that Russia should pay for its ecological "crimes."
The alleged sabotage could also cause heavy damage to the surrounding biodiversity, according to a Ukrainian official.