East Carpathian Biosphere Reserve

The East Carpathian Biosphere Reserve is a transboundary protected area, designated as an area of global importance under UNESCO's Programme on Man and the Biosphere.<br/>It is located in the Eastern Carpathians and includes parts of three countries: Poland, Slovakia and Ukraine.

The Biosphere reserve covers a total area of .

Overview

The reserve was originally designated as a PolishÃ¢ÂÂSlovak transboundary reserve in 1992; it was extended to include the Ukrainian part in 1998.

It includes the following national protected areas:

In Poland: Bieszczady National Park (Bieszczadzki Park Narodowy) and the two neighbouring landscape parks called Cisna-Wetlina Landscape Park (CiÃÂniaÃÂsko-WetliÃÂski Park Krajobrazowy) and San Valley Landscape Park (Park Krajobrazowy Doliny Sanu);

In Slovakia: Poloniny National Park (NÃÂ¡rodnÃÂ½ Park Poloniny) and adjacent areas;