Order No. 169 of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources validating the Regulation on National Natural Park “Kuyalnitsky”. Country/Territory Ukraine Document type Regulation Date 2022 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., Water, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Protected area Ecosystem preservation Education Research Cultural heritage Recreational water use Management/conservation National parks Tourism Geographical area Black Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia Abstract The National Natural Park “Kuyalnitsky” is located on the territory of Bereziv and Odesa districts of Odesa region. The park is a budgetary, non-profit, nature conservation, recreational, cultural and educational, scientific research institution and is part of the nature reserve fund of Ukraine, protected as a national property, with a special regime of protection, reproduction and management. The park was created for the purpose of preservation, reproduction, effective use of natural complexes and objects in the Kuyalnytsky estuary basin, which have a special protection, healthcare, historical and cultural, scientific, intellectual, aesthetic value. The main tasks of the park are: (a) conservation of valuable objects of historical and cultural heritage; (b) creation of conditions for organized tourism, rest and other types of recreational activities in natural conditions with observance of the regime of protection of protected natural complexes and objects; (c) conducting scientific studies of natural complexes and their changes under conditions of recreational use, development of scientific recommendations on issues of environmental protection and effective use of natural resources; and (d) carrying out ecological educational work. In accordance with nature protection legislation, the following zones are distinguished on the territory of the park: (a) protected area; (b) zone of regulated recreation; (c) zone of stationary recreation; and (d) economic zone. For each zone, taking into account its nature protection, healthcare, scientific, recreational, historical and cultural and other values of natural complexes and objects and their features, a differentiated regime is established regarding their protection, reproduction and use. Full text Ukrainian Website mepr.gov.ua