Biosphere reserves of Ukraine

Biosphere preserves of Ukraine are preservation territories of international importance that are part of the Nature-Preservation Fund of Ukraine. Since 2012 there are eight biosphere reserves in Ukraine from the original two that the country inherited from the Soviet Union (Ukrainian SSR).

List

No. Name Est. Area (ha) Regions Managing Authority Notes
1 Askania-Nova 1983 33,307 Kherson Oblast National Academy of Agrarian Sciences Seven Natural Wonders
2 Black Sea Biosphere Reserve 1983 89,129 Kherson and Mykolaiv oblasts National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
3 Carpathian Biosphere Reserve 1992 57,880 Zakarpattia Oblast Ministry of Ecology of Ukraine World Heritage Site
4 Danube Biosphere Reserve 1998 50,252 Odessa Oblast, Romania National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine transboundary
5 East Carpathian Biosphere Reserve 1998 58,587 Zakarpattia and Lviv oblasts, Poland, Slovakia International Cooperative Administration World Heritage Site, transboundary
- Shatsk Biosphere Reserve[1] 2002 48,977 Volyn Oblast became part of West Polesie in 2012
6 Desna Biosphere Reserve 2009 58,293 Chernihiv Oblast
7 Roztochya Biosphere Reserve 2011
8 West Polesie 2012 75,075 Belarus, Poland, Ukraine transboundary[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Information on Shatsky Reserve
  2. ↑ UNESCO: West Polesie

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