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Around 45 percent of Ukraine's population (45 million) suffer violence – physical, sexual, or mental – and most of them are women. [5] Street women are the most vulnerable category; around 40 percent of them suffer from sexual violence, with 25 percent being under 18. [5] In 2001, Ukraine enacted the Domestic Violence (Prevention) Act 2001 ...
[4] The isolated or abandoned zone caused by the Chornobyl nuclear power station disaster around the city of Chornobyl, while evacuated of all human habitation, has an abundance of wildlife which is reported to be increasing. However, reports indicate that bird's brains are 5% smaller, and the insect and spider population is in decline. [5]
EN: Endangered: The species is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild. VU: Vulnerable: The species is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild. NT: Near threatened: The species does not meet any of the criteria that would categorise it as risking extinction but it is likely to do so in the future. LC: Least concern
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Askania-Nova (Ukrainian: Асканія-Нова) is a biosphere reserve located in Kherson Oblast, Ukraine, within the dry Taurida steppe near Oleshky Sands.An active member of the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme, the reserve maintains and conserves native steppe habitat and endemic species while also caring for rare and exotic animal species from around the world.
The Arctic Ocean, with borders as delineated by the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO), including Hudson Bay (some of which is south of 57°N latitude, off the map) and all other marginal seas.
The beginning of the Shmyhal Government on 4 March 2020 was the end of her tenure as Minister of Finance. [ 16 ] After her dismissal Markarova returned to the private sector and her work on the supervisory board of the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy .
The Chukchi shelf is believed to hold oil and gas reserves as high as 30 billion barrels (4.8 × 10 9 m 3). Several oil companies have competed for leases on the area, and on 6 February 2008, the U.S. government announced the successful bidders would pay US$ 2.6 billion for extraction rights.