FORESTS IN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
The sites below give some information about selected aspects of forests and forestry in Ukraine. They are aimed to give a view of complexity of forest ecosystems and its managment, forest resources in Ukraine, biodiversity and nature protection. They will serve as a source of information about forests in Ukraine in Contest "Young People in European Forests".
 | FOREST CHARACTERISTIC AND FOREST TYPES
One of the first information about Ukrainian forests we can find in ancient literature. Herodotus had written about forest in Oleshye region. According to its use and displacement the forests in Ukraine fulfil water-resistant, protection, sanitary, healing, hygienic and other functions. |
 | TYPICAL AND EXCEPTIONAL FAUNA AND FLORA SPECIES IN FORESTS Forests in Ukraine are distributed unevenly. They are mostly concentrated in Ukrainian Carpathians and also in Polesie region. The Transcarpatian region with fir (Abies) mountains stands is known as the most wooded region in Ukraine. |
 | FORMS OF NATURE PROTECTION SUCH AS NATIONAL PARKS AND NATURE 2000 SITES In 1994 Ukraine ratified the Convention on Biodiversity. Currently, the reservation protection of forests on the territory of Ukraine is 5.4 % (3 268 000 ha). |
 | ORGANIZATION OF FORESTRY In order to carry out forestry the forests are granted by the state for permanent use for companies, institutions and organizations, several dozens of ministries and departments.
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Ukraine
Official website of Forest Resources of the State Agency of Ukraine: http://dklg.kmu.gov.ua
Information is prepared by the Board of the scientific and information security Derżlisagentstwa (Forest Resources of the State Agency of Ukraine) of Ukraine.
