Biosphere reserves of Ukraine
Biosphere reserves of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Біосферні резервати України, Biosferni rezervaty Ukrayiny) are preservation territories of international importance that are part of the Nature-Preservation Fund of Ukraine.
Overview[]
The Ukrainian legislation has its own regulations about biosphere reserves which differs slightly from international. Nonetheless Ukraine recognizes the International designation for natural conservation as well. Thus in Ukraine exist two concepts biosphere reserve and biosphere preserves (Ukrainian: біосферних заповідники, biosferni zapovidnyky).
Biosphere preserves existed in the Soviet Union before establishment of the UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere Programme in 1971. Particularly in Ukraine, Carpathian Biosphere Reserve was created in 1968, but was admitted to the MAB programme only after fall of the Soviet Union in 1992.
Since 2012 there are eight biosphere reserves in Ukraine from the original three that the country inherited from the Soviet Union (Ukrainian SSR).
List[]
| No. | Name | Est. | UNESCO | Area (ha) | Regions | Managing Authority | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Askania-Nova | 1983 | 1985 | 33,307 | Kherson Oblast | National Academy of Agrarian Sciences | Seven Natural Wonders |
| 2 | Black Sea Biosphere Reserve | 1983 | 1984 | 89,129 | Kherson and Mykolaiv oblasts | National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine | |
| 3 | Carpathian Biosphere Reserve | 1968 | 1992 | 57,880 | Zakarpattia Oblast | Ministry of Ecology of Ukraine | World Heritage Site |
| 4 | () | 1998 | 1998 | 50,252 | Odessa Oblast, Romania | National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine | transboundary |
| 5 | Uzhanian National Nature Park and Sian River Regional Landscape Park (East Carpathian Biosphere Reserve) | NNP | 1998 | 58,587 | Zakarpattia and Lviv oblasts, Poland, Slovakia | International Cooperative Administration | World Heritage Site, transboundary |
| - | Shatsk Biosphere Reserve[1] | NNP | 2002 | 48,977 | Volyn Oblast | became part of West Polesie in 2012 | |
| 6 | NNP | 2009 | 58,293 | Chernihiv Oblast | |||
| 7 | Roztochya Biosphere Reserve | NP | 2011 | ||||
| 8 | West Polesie | NNP | 2012 | 75,075 | Belarus, Poland, Ukraine | transboundary[2] |
See also[]
- Man and the Biosphere Programme
- Primeval Beech Forests of Europe
- Categories of protected areas of Ukraine
References[]
- ^ Information on Shatsky Reserve
- ^ UNESCO: West Polesie
External links[]
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Biosphere reserves in Ukraine. |
- List of all reserves in Ukraine. UNESCO website.
- Biosphere reserves of Ukraine
- Lists of places in Ukraine