we appealed to the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine and the National Commission of Ukraine for UNESCO to initiate the process of including the Velykyi Luh of the Lower Dnipro on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List as a mixed cultural and natural property.
Pachosky’s cornflower is a truly remarkable botanical treasure. It is an endemic species found only on the sandy terraces of the lower Inhulets River. Its entire natural range is confined to a single municipality—the Kalynivka community in Kherson Region.
On 23 June 2026, the Head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration, Oleksandr Prokudin, signed Decrees No. 239 and 240 establishing five new protected areas.
In 2022, when the Askania-Nova Biosphere Reserve came under occupation, many believed that supporting it no longer made sense.
The protected zone has been established within the Orzhytsia Rural Community.
The corresponding decision was adopted by the Cherkasy Regional Council within the Moshny Territorial Community following our proposal.
Today marks 100 years since nature conservation in Ukraine first became part of state policy.
This document is a strategic, analytical, and planning material aimed at the conservation and restoration of steppe ecosystems.
The book is dedicated to the Emerald Network of Ukraine — part of the pan-European nature conservation system established under the Bern Convention.
The collection includes 98 scientific articles prepared by 142 highly professional experts of various specializations.