Presidential Decree No. 563 on institution of protected areas - biosphere reserve.
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).