🌐 Roztochya Biosphere Reserve

Ukraine · Europe · Biosphere Reserve · 49.96°N, 23.65°E

The Roztochia reserve is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in Ukraine. Roztochia has a total size of 74,800 hectares (289 sq mi) with its main economic activities including agriculture, stock-breeding and fish farming. The site is located on the north-western edge of the Podillya Upland, 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the city of Lviv, with an area of 30,000 hectares (120 sq mi). The site attracts visitors to its sanatoria and there are plans for developing business and tourism. There is on-going and planned cooperation with Poland in the Roztochia region; in 2019 Roztocze Transboundary Biosphere Reserve, Poland/Ukraine became a designated UNESCO site.

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Quick facts

Country	Ukraine
Continent / region	Europe
Protection type	🌐 Biosphere Reserve
Coordinates (approx.)	49.96°N, 23.65°E · view on map

Roztochya Biosphere Reserve is a biosphere reserve in Ukraine, in Europe. The details of why Roztochya Biosphere Reserve is ecologically important are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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