Sitara Thalia Ambrosio

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NZZ am Sonntag: Why Nature also suffers from the War

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Location: Hanover

Nationality: german

Biography: Sitara Thalia Ambrosio is a german Photojournalist and Visual Storyteller. Ambrosio works internationally focusing on gender issues, migration, human rights violations, EU borders and conflicts. She aims to create thought-provoking visuals,... MORE

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Tree roots in the biosphere res...r the Ukrainian town of Rakhiv.

Tree roots in the biosphere reserve Carpathians, near the Ukrainian town of Rakhiv.

Portrait of Dr. Halina Strjamez... of the Nature Park Rostochia.

Portrait of Dr. Halina Strjamez, Deputy Director of the Nature Park Rostochia.

Wooden huts in the nature reserve Rostochia.

The Carpathian Biosphere Reserv...r the Ukrainian town of Rakhiv.

The Carpathian Biosphere Reserve near the Ukrainian town of Rakhiv.

"Museum of Nature&...h are included in the Red Book.

"Museum of Nature" in the Rostochia Nature Reserve. The museum collection of butterflies and beetles of the Roztochia region is of great value. The collection includes more than 250 species, 15 of which are included in the Red Book.

"Museum of Nature&...species listed in the Red Book.

"Museum of Nature" in the nature reserve Roztochia. It is the only museum of its kind in the territory of Roztochia. The exhibition of the museum systematically shows the flora and fauna of the region. There are collections of invertebrates, vertebrates, unique plants and animals and rare species listed in the Red Book.

Portrait of Prof. Wasil Lawni, ...y Technical University in Lviv.

Portrait of Prof. Wasil Lawni, head of the Department of Silviculture at the National Forestry Technical University in Lviv.

The National Forestry and Wood ...western Ukrainian city of Lviv.

The National Forestry and Wood Technology University of Ukraine in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv.

Fedir Hamor (right) is the dire...her booklets about the reserve.

Fedir Hamor (right) is the director of the Carpathian Biosphere Reserve. Vasyl Pokynzhereda (left) also works in the reserve. In the director's office they discuss together booklets about the reserve.

The administrative seat of the ...amp;quot;Carpathians".

The administrative seat of the biosphere reserve "Carpathians".

The Museum of Mining Ecology on...amp;quot;Carpathians".

The Museum of Mining Ecology on the premises of the administrative seat of the Biosphere Reserve "Carpathians".

One of the small villages aroun...lives the weaver Mykola Kokish.

One of the small villages around the town of Rakhiv, which is located near the biosphere reserve "Carpathians". Here lives the weaver Mykola Kokish.

Mykola Kokish at his wooden loom in his house.

A picture of Mykola Kokish&...loom in the Kokish family home.

A picture of Mykola Kokish's family lies on a blanket woven by him. For as long as he can remember, both grandmothers and great-grandmothers have woven at a wooden loom in the Kokish family home.

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NZZ am Sonntag: Why Nature also suffers from the War

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Updated Oct 2022

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NZZ am Sonntag: Why nature also suffers from the war
Written by the wonderful Andrea Jeska
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Ukraine is home to some of the last primeval beech forests in Europe, a Unesco-recognized World Heritage Site. They are still intact. But the war is endangering their existence. A loss of biodiversity already existed before the war. Now, an already tense situation is worsening and also preventing improvements, as all relevant activities and investments have virtually ceased.