LANDSCAPE STUDY ASPECTS OF THE PERSPECTIVE NETWORK OF PROTECTED AREAS ORGANIZATION IN UKRAINE
Journal Title: Український географічний журнал - Year 2016, Vol 3, Issue
Abstract
The purpose of this publication is to highlight landscape study aspects of the possible expansion of the network of territories of natural-reserved Fund of Ukraine in implementation of the environmental pillar of sustainable development. Ensure the level of nature protection of the territory of Ukraine according to the Law «On main principles (strategy) of state ecological policy of Ukraine for the period till 2020» is complicated by a number of shortcomings of the Ukrainian legislation on the preservation of the landscape, in particular biodiversity, so important and necessary is the elimination of gaps and contradictions in this area.The process of establishment of protected areas is accompanied by the emergence and exacerbation of a number of conflicts of different origin. One of the effective tools for solving such conflicts is a landscape (environmentally oriented) planning.In the justification of the perspective network of protected areas, it is advisable to consider the following principles: share – increase the proportion of protected areas in the region representativeness- scope of natural variety of territory by the protected network; connectedness - establishing functional connections between the elements of the protected network. A necessary tool to justify the development of a network of protected areas are landscape maps that contain a large amount of information about the properties of landscapes within various natural areas. The use of such maps should be an integral part of a comprehensive methodology for assessing the site for the purposes of the commandments. The novelty of the research: the creation of a network of protected areas as one of the most important components of the implementation of the environmental component of sustainable development of Ukraine in close connection with international environmental initiatives, realities of the Ukrainian environmental legislation and the state of Ukraine.The role of landscape study approach as a key to determine areas for reserve and landscape planning as a tool for effectively addressing the conflicts arising from the creation of new territories of natural reserve Fund.
Authors and Affiliations
L. H. Rudenko, Eu. O. Maruniak, S. A. Lisovskyi, V. M. Checkniy, O. H. Golubtsov, Ye. I. Ivanenko
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- DOI 10.15407/ugz2016.03.018
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