Finland willing to help Ukraine launch environment monitoring system - Ukrainian ministry

MOSCOW. March 7 (Interfax) - Finland is willing to help Ukraine review its current air monitoring system and draw up a plan for its modernization, Ukrainian media have reported with reference to the Environment Protection and Natural Resources Ministry.

During a meeting between Ukrainian Deputy Environment Protection and Natural Resources Minister Alexander Krasnolutsky and representatives of the Finnish Ministry of the Environment and the Finnish Meteorological Institute, Finnish partners also expressed their willingness to help Ukraine purchase reference stations, launch pilot projects to assess the influence of the crisis on the environment, and promote the development of a satellite monitoring system, it said.

They also voiced their willingness to implement remote sensing approaches for monitoring the condition of natural sites.

"The participants agreed to set up relevant working groups for each area. They'll compile a list of objectives for an international technical assistance project for Ukraine to be financed by the Finnish government," it said.