Objects of Ukrainian natural reserve fund: history, modern state, problems and prospects of development

However human-driven activities directly endangering biodiversity (habitat change, overexploitation, and pollution) they have led to environmental degradation, massive changes in ecosystems and climate change. Today in Ukraine we have 7,607 nature reserve facilities occupying 3,3 million ha – covering 5.4% of the country’s overall territory. All these areas need protection and support. Protecting and developing of natural reserve fund is vital for current and future human wellbeing. Thus the conservation of natural resources and development of their protection are becoming an important task for Ukrainian natural protecting authorities.
Ukraine is a developing country so it is necessary to attract both domestic and local tourists.

Introduction ……………………………………………………………………...2
History and classification of Ukrainian preserved territories………….3
The roles and purposes of Ukrainian reserved fund…………………11
Objects of Ukrainian natural reserved fund………………………….13
3.1 Ukrainian biosphere reserves…………………………………………….13
3.2 Ukrainian nature reserves (wildlife preservation)……………………….16
3.3 Ukrainian national parks………………………………………………….18
3.4 Botanical garden………………………………………………………….23
3.5 Regional landscape parks……………………………………………….23
3.6 Refuges …………………………………………………………………...25
3.7 Natural monuments………………………………………………………26
3.8 Ukrainian preserved sites………………………………………………..27
3.9 Arboretum (Dendrological park)…………………………………………28
3.10 Zoological parks………………………………………………………...29
Parks, monuments of landscape architecture……………………...31
4. Problems of Ukrainian preserve fund ……………………………….32
Summary……………………………………………………………………....34
Reference list…………………………………………………………………36