The fighting in Ukraine has caused serious damage to nature: entire species of animals and plants are disappearing or migrating, and ecosystems are being destroyed. According to environmentalists, the war has affected more than 20% of the country’s nature conservation areas. In these conditions, national parks are forced to adapt to the new reality.
One such example is the Nobel National Nature Park, located on the border with Belarus. It is one of the youngest parks in Ukraine, covering over 25,000 hectares. Its territory includes 12 lakes and 7 rivers, and is home to many rare species. Here you can find black storks, white-tailed eagles, forest martens and even lynxes. The park is home to 26 species of rare plants.
Nobel Park cooperates with UNDP and the Global Environment Facility within the framework of the project “Promoting Sustainable Livestock Farming and Ecosystem Conservation in Northern Ukraine”. Thanks to this partnership, the park has received modern equipment for monitoring biodiversity. This allows not only to track the state of nature in wartime conditions, but also to better plan measures for ecosystem conservation.
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