Forest Release and Emergency Management Initiative Ukraine
FOREMI-UKR
Protecting Firefighters, Restoring Forests, and Advancing Autonomous Wildfire Response
FOREMI UKR is a national applied research and technology validation initiative created to protect firefighters and restore Ukraine’s forests in areas contaminated by landmines, unexploded ordnance, and radiation.
By developing an autonomous wildfire suppression and forest management system, the initiative allows fires to be detected, contained, and extinguished without placing human lives at risk. FOREMI UKR integrates Ukrainian dual use defense technologies, such as unmanned ground vehicles, aerial drones, and advanced sensing systems, into a unified network that can operate safely in hazardous terrain.
The program brings together Ukrainian government agencies, defense technology companies, environmental organizations, and international partners to deliver a replicable operational model for autonomous firefighting and post fire forest rehabilitation.
The immediate goal is to restore fire management capacity in high risk areas and prevent the loss of life, forest cover, and environmental health. The long term vision is to build a scalable framework that supports post conflict ecological recovery and demonstrates how military innovation can be repurposed for peace and environmental protection.
Objectives
Protect Firefighters and Responders
Replace human exposure with robotic and autonomous systems that operate in mine affected and radiological areas.
Develop Autonomous Fire Suppression Capability
Design and validate UGV and UAV systems capable of detecting, targeting, and extinguishing fires in contaminated forests.
Leverage Dual Use Innovation
Adapt Ukrainian defense technology for humanitarian and environmental applications, demonstrating a pathway for sustainable post conflict industry.
Build a Scalable Global Model
Create an operational framework that can be implemented in other post conflict or contamination affected regions worldwide.
Why It Matters
FOREMI UKR transforms technologies built for war into instruments of recovery and resilience.
It saves lives, restores ecosystems, and strengthens Ukraine’s capacity to protect its people and forests.
The initiative sets a precedent for global post-conflict environmental restoration through robotics and innovation.