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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.
The Biosphere reserve 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
Uzh National Nature Park and Nadsianskyi Regional Landscape Park.




See also


Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians




References






External links



Unesco.org: official East Carpathian Biosphere Reserve website
iabsi.com: East Carpathian Biosphere Reserve
Carpates.org: East Carpathian Biosphere Reserve
Carpathians.org.ua: Carpathians of Ukraine

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Rumania
• East Carpathian Biosphere Reserve
• World Network of Biosphere Reserves in Europe and North America
• Biosphere reserves of Poland
• Ukrainian Carpathians
• Eastern Beskids
• Bieszczady County
• Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe
• Nadsianskyi Regional Landscape Park
• Meadow
• Bieszczady Mountains