On September 6, 2024, regular meeting of the UN Mine Action Area of Responsibility (MA AOR) took place, hosted by UDA. Participants of the meeting discussed current issues and shared opinions.
A feature of this meeting was the invited representative of the State Forest Resources Agency of Ukraine – Taras Lymar, Head of the Department of Security and Forest Protection. Last spring, as MA AOR and UDA initiative, the questionnaire was sent to all MA operators, state organizations and local administration/authorities regarding topics that were not yet addressed in other platforms.
The issue for mine contamination in forests area was highlighted as one of the topics. As was mentioned in the survey around half a million hectares of forests are potentially contaminated with explosive ordnances. As you may know woods are used for constructions of habitations.
Participants of the UN Mine Action Area of Responsibility meeting (MA AOR)
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