Carpathian Biosphere Reserve�(Ukraine)

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Prof. Dr. Fedir Hamor

Deputy director

Carpathian Biosphere Reserve

Ukraine

• Date of designation:�November 12, 1968
• Status of UNESCO BR:�February 15, 1993
• Status of BR according to UA legislation: November 23, 1993
• European Diploma for PAs: 1997, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2022
• UNESCO World Heritage Site: June 28, 2007
• Status of Ramsar wetlands: March-April, 2019

Carpathian Biosphere Reserve

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Ukraine

• Location: southern macroslope of the main Ukrainian Carpathians watershed
• Area: 66 417,4 ha
• Territorial structure: �8 isolated massifs (clusters)
• Altitudes: 180 – 2061 m
• Forest – above 84 % of the territory
• Primeval & oldgrowth forests – more than 23 000 ha

Carpathian Biosphere Reserve

Ukraine

Subordination:

Ministry of Environmental Protection �and Natural Resources of Ukraine

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Functional zoning:

• Core zone (А) – 41,3 %
• Buffer zone (В) – 26,9 %
• Zone of anthropogenic landscapes (С) – 30,0 %
• Regulated protection zone – 1,8 %

Carpathian Biosphere Reserve

Natural values

• European biggest primeval forests: beech, mixed and spruce
• Postglacial alpine lakes
• Largest lowland population of a mountain species Narcissus angustifolium

• Practically undisturbed alpine landscapes
• Unique biodiversity
• Limestone cliffs with rare calcifilous flora

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• Viable populations of large mammals (lynx, wolf, brown bear)
• Karst limestone caves with endemic troglobiont species

Carpathian Biosphere Reserve

Main tasks

According to the Law of Ukraine "About the Nature Protected fund of Ukraine” biosphere reserves are nature protection and scientific-research organizations of international importance

• Protection / conservation of natural ecosystems
• Scientific research and monitoring
• Ecological education
• Ecotourism development
• Implementation of sustainable development

Staff structure:

about 280 employees: �150 rangers, 30 scientists,�11 specialists on ecological education, 5 specialists on ecotourism and recreation, the rest are working for subsidiary services

Carpathian Biosphere Reserve

Scientific research

• Over the years of work, the reserve has organized dozens of international scientific and practical conferences and participated in the implementation of numerous international research projects

• Conducting research and monitoring is organized and provided by scientific departments
• Collection of basic field data is also performed by 12 field divisions of CBR

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• Scientific Research in CBR is carried out on the basis of the Regulations on scientific and scientific-technical activity of Nature and Biosphere Reserves and National Nature Parks
• The main scientific topic and at the same time the form of the annual report is the "Chronicles of Nature"

Carpathian Biosphere Reserve

Eco-educational work

• Organization of ethno-festivals, thematic workshops, round-table meetings, etc.
• Publication of the scientific-popular magazine "Green Carpathians", the regional newspaper “Newsletter of the Carpathian Biosphere Reserve", information booklets, leaflets, flyers, post-cards, calendars and other printed materials

• Network of visit centers: �3 ecological-educational and 4 information-tourist centers
• The unique Museum of Mountain Ecology - with more than 5,000 visitors each year

• About 50 ecological events every year: ecological lessons, competitions, quizzes, eco-demonstrations, eco-games, etc
• More than 3,000 school youth involved in eco-education activities and events

Carpathian Biosphere Reserve

Recreational and tourist activity

• About 40 thousand visitors annually and the trend is growing steadily
• Developed programs of various tourist activities and excursion tours

• High attractiveness of the territory due to a big number of natural, historical and cultural values
• Network of 20 ecotourism routes and 4 ecological trails, with a total length over 200 km

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• Well-developed recreational infrastructure: checkpoints; �places for rest, camping sites; �information centers and boards; �guest rooms, etc.

Carpathian Biosphere Reserve

Economic activity in the context of sustainable development

• Animal grazing within the reserve is done on highland pastures on an area of over �4,000 ha
• In total, in the protected area are grazed about �400 individuals of cattle �and 6,000 sheep

• About 30% of the CBR territory �is used to provide resource needs of local territorial communities
• CBR provides in average 6,000 m³ of commercial timber and firewood to supply more than �700 households in the area of its activity

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• Haymaking and animal grazing still remain among the main types of traditional nature management in the Ukrainian Carpathians
• In particular, hay is harvested on the total area of 240 ha

Carpathian Biosphere Reserve

Cooperation with local communities

• Developed Programs for socio-economic and cultural development for surrounding settlements

• Established transition area of the Carpathian Biosphere Reserve (CBR) of UNESCO type with a total area of ​​about 140,000 ha

• There is a functioning Coordinating Board, which includes representatives of the administration of CBR, local authorities and self-administration bodies, leaders of local communities and public, NGOs, other key stakeholders

Carpathian Biosphere Reserve

Ukraine

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