Protected Areas

Ukraine

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Status on Key Actions


PoWPA Key Action Implementation Progress Global Average
1.1: To establish and strengthen national and regional systems of protected areas integrated into a global network as a contribution to globally agreed goals 3 - Significant progress, nearly complete 2
1.2: To integrate protected areas into broader land- and seascapes and sectors so as to maintain ecological structure and function 2 - Activity fully underway 1
1.3: To establish and strengthen regional networks, transboundary protected areas (TBPAs) and collaboration between neighbouring protected areas across national boundaries 2 - Activity fully underway 1
1.4: To substantially improve site-based protected area planning and management 2 - Activity fully underway 2
1.5: To prevent and mitigate the negative impacts of key threats to protected areas 2 - Activity fully underway 1
2.1: To promote equity and benefit-sharing 1 - Just started, limited progress 1
2.2: To enhance and secure involvement of indigenous and local communities and relevant stakeholders 1 - Just started, limited progress 2
3.1: To provide an enabling policy, institutional and socio-economic environment for protected areas 2 - Activity fully underway 2
3.1: Progress in assessing the contribution of protected areas to local and national economies 1 - Just started, limited progress 1
3.2: To build capacity for the planning, establishment and management of protected areas 2 - Activity fully underway 2
3.3: To develop, apply and transfer appropriate technologies for protected areas 2 - Activity fully underway 1
3.4: To ensure financial sustainability of protected areas and national and regional systems of protected areas 2 - Activity fully underway 1
3.5: To strengthen communication, education and public awareness 2 - Activity fully underway 2
4.1: To develop and adopt minimum standards and best practices for national and regional protected area systems 2 - Activity fully underway 1
4.2: To evaluate and improve the effectiveness of protected areas management 2 - Activity fully underway 1
4.3: To assess and monitor protected area status and trends 2 - Activity fully underway 1
4.4: To ensure that scientific knowledge contributes to the establishment and effectiveness of protected areas and protected area systems 2 - Activity fully underway 1
Progress in incorporating climate change aspects into protected areas 1 - Just started, limited progress 1
Progress in marine protected areas 2 - Activity fully underway 1

Priority Actions

countries
1
actions
8
steps
0
timeframe
2012 - 2020
cost
-

Creation of socio-economic environment for the establishment and development of protected areas
2012 - 2020
Environmental education, human resources and public awareness in Protected Areas
2012 - 2020
Assessment and definition of trends of the protected areas system
2012 - 2020
Prevention of negative impacts on protected areas, restore their natural systems
2012 - 2020
Involvement of stakeholders, including local communities to management of protected areas, ensuring equitable distribution of benefits and costs associated with their creation and management
2012 - 2020
The development of scientific knowledge in the field of the protected areas system
2012 - 2020
Creation on terrestrial and marine areas a representative system of protected areas, including transboundary protected areas
2012 - 2020
Ensuring effective planning and management of the protected areas system
2012 - 2020

LifeWeb Projects

Name Submitted Status Funding Needed Funding Secured
System Level Expression of Interest - Ukraine 07 05 2010 Not Funded $18,450,000 USD $6,150,000.00
Prevention of greenhouse gas emissions through renaturalisation and sustainable management of bogs in Ukraine 22 04 2008 Fully Funded fully funded ($6,027,000 USD) $6,027,000.00