East Carpathian Biosphere Reserve
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The East Carpathian Biosphere Reserve
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Location | Central-Eastern Europe |
Coordinates | 49°04′56″N 22°34′04″E / 49.08222°N 22.56778°E / 49.08222; 22.56778 |
Area | 2,132.11 km 2 (823.21 sq mi) |
Established | 1992 |
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
- Uzhanian National Nature Park and Nadsiansky Regional Landscape Park .
See also
References
External links
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- 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
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