Presidential Decree No. 563 on institution of protected areas - biosphere reserve. Country/Territory Ukraine Document type Legislation Date 1993 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., Fisheries, Land & soil, Sea, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Protected area Marine protected areas Research Ecosystem preservation Management/conservation Geographical area Black Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia Basin Black Sea Entry into force notes This Presidential Decree enters into force on the date of its official publication. Abstract The President declares to validate the institution of land and marine protected areas included in accordance with UNESCO Program “People and biosphere” in the international network of biosphere reserves with a view of natural ecosystems conservation and performance of scientific research related to the most precious ecosystems of the Earth. In particular this Presidential Decree refers to biosphere reserves Ascania-Nova (Kherson region), the Black Sea biosphere reserve (Kherson and Mykolaiv regions) and Carpathians Mountains (Transcarpathian region). Full text Ukrainian Website zakon3.rada.gov.ua