East Carpathian Biosphere Reserve

The East Carpathian Biosphere Reserve is a transboundary protected area, designated as an area of global importance under UNESCO's Programme on Man and the Biosphere. It is located in the Eastern Carpathians and includes parts of three countries: Poland, Slovakia and Ukraine. It covers a total area of 2,132.11 square kilometres (823.21 sq mi).

Overview

The reserve was originally designated as a Polish–Slovak transboundary reserve in 1992; it was extended to include the Ukrainian part in 1998. It includes the following national protected areas:

• In Poland – Bieszczady National Park (Bieszczadzki Park Narodowy) and the two neighbouring landscape parks called Cisna-Wetlina Landscape Park (Ciśniańsko-Wetliński Park Krajobrazowy) and San Valley Landscape Park (Park Krajobrazowy Doliny Sanu);
• In Slovakia – Poloniny National Park (Národný park Poloniny) and adjacent areas;
• In Ukraine – Uzhansky National Nature Park (Національний природний парк Ужанський) and the Nadsiansky (Nadsianskij) Regional Landscape Park.

See also

• Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians

External links

• East Carpathian Biosphere Reserve at Unesco.org
• East Carpathian Biosphere Reserve at iabsi.com
• East Carpathian Biosphere Reserve at carpates.org
• Carpathians of Ukraine at www.carpathians.org.ua