Three thousand hectares were removed from a Karelian national park. After receiving the "undesirable organization" designation, Greenpeace was forced to withdraw its lawsuit against the destruction of protected areas.
Environmentalists tried to appeal the Ministry of Natural Resources' order back in February, according to which the national park Ladoga Skerries An area of three thousand hectares was confiscated.
According to Kommersant newspaper, the protected lands are planned to be given to Moscow developers for the development of the tourism business.
However, due to the designation as an "undesirable organization," Greenpeace was forced to withdraw its lawsuit from the Supreme Court. сообщает environmental publication "Cedar".
"This lawsuit was important because part of the confiscated land is located in a national park's protected area," the publication quotes its source as saying. "There are many endangered plants and animals there."
Photo: Marina Vasilyeva