Carpathian B.

ios. Biosphere Reserve

The Carpathian Biosphere
Reserve is a nature
conservation area in Ukraine, a
biosphere reserve of
international importance. It is
located within the Rakhiv,
Tyachiv, Khust and Berehiv
(until 2020 Vynogradiv) districts
of Zakarpattia Oblast.
It has many beautiful species
and surprises tourists with its
nature. Each season is beautiful
in its own way.
The reserve was created
with the aim of preserving
the unique for Europe areas
of wild nature, among which
the beech forests are
especially valuable. The
task of the reserve is to
protect and restore
endangered flora and fauna,
including endemics of the
Ukrainian part of the
Carpathians.
History
The idea of nature protection of this part of the Carpathians appeared at the beginning of
the 20th century. Subsequently, several forest reserves were created - in the area of
Chornohora and the Marmoro massif. In 1958, on the southern slopes of the Krasna
massif, the Ugol Forest Reserve was created with an area of 4,600 hectares. In 1969,
the Shiroko-Luzhanka floristic reserve with an area of 5,644 hectares was created in the
basin of the Luzhanka River. In 1968, the Carpathian Biosphere Reserve was organized
on the basis of existing nature conservation areas, the area of which was then 12,600
hectares. In 1997 and 2010, Decrees of the President of Ukraine on expanding the
territory of the biosphere reserve were adopted[2][3]. As of 2019, the area of the reserve
is 58,035.8 hectares[4]. From January 2, 2022, according to the Decree of the President
of Ukraine, the boundaries of the Carpathian Biosphere Reserve were significantly
changed[5].

Since 1992, the reserve has been part of the UNESCO international network of
biosphere reserves[6].
The territory of the Carpathian
Biosphere Reserve includes
the following objects of the
Nature Reserve Fund of
Ukraine:

Reserve of national
significance "Black Mountain",
botanical
Reserve of national
significance "Yulivska Gora",
botanical
Reserve of national
significance "Zatinky and
Teresyanka", botanical
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