OREANDA-NEWS. April 07, 2008. In 2008, the Environmental Protection Ministry of Ukraine launched implementation of 109 standards in the field of land, water and forest resources, Environment Minister Heorhiy Filipchuk told a press conference.

In his words, this year the Ministry is planning, particularly, to extend the area of natural reserves to 7%. Now this area makes 4,94%, with a European standard of minimum 15%.

Apart from this, Filipchuk says, by the end of the year it is planned to outline reserve zone borders, or extension of areas will produce no effect.