| Carpathian Biosphere Reserve | |
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| Карпатський біосферний заповідник | |
 Views of the Carpathian Biosphere Reserve
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| Location | Ukraine |
| Coordinates | 48°08′N 23°49′E / 48.133°N 23.817°E |
| Area | 57,035.8 hectares (140,939 acres) |
| Max. elevation | 2061 m a.s.l. |
| Min. elevation | 180 m a.s.l. |
| Established | 1968, 1992 |
| World Heritage site | 2007 |
| Website | https://kbz.in.ua/en |
| Official name | Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe |
| Criteria | Natural: ix |
| Reference | 1133quinquies |
| Inscription | 2007 (31st Session) |
Carpathian Biosphere Reserve (Ukrainian: Карпатський біосферний заповідник) is a biosphere reserve in Ukraine that was established in 1968 and became part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves of UNESCO in 1992.[1] Since 2007 bigger portion of the reserve along with some territories of the Uzh River National Park was listed with the UNESCO World Heritage Sites as part of the Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe.
Located in the eastern parts of the Zakarpattia Oblast, it consists of six separate preservation massifs and two botanic zakazniks (Chorna Hora and Yulivska Hora) with a total area of 57,035.8 hectares (140,939 acres).[2] The greatest part of the reserve is covered by virgin forests. Administratively, the biosphere reserve is located in four districts of Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine.
Two mountain ranges in the Ukrainian Carpathians, Borzhava and Svydovets, are protected under the Emerald Network of environmentally important conservation areas established by the Council of Europe.[3] The Natura 2000 network apply there.[4]
It is adjacent to the Carpathian National Nature Park.
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