| Danube Biosphere Reserve | |
|---|---|
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| Location | Izmail Region Odesa Oblast |
| Nearest city | Vylkove |
| Area | 50252,9 hа |
| Established | 1998 |
| Governing body | National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine |
The Danube Biosphere Reserve is an independent environmental and research institution. Most of the territory of the Danube Biosphere Reserve (hereinafter DBR) is located in the north-eastern part of the Danube Delta within Ukraine in the vicinity of the city of Vylkove, Izmail district of Odesa region.
In the east, the DBZ borders the Black Sea, and in the south— Romania. The components of the natural-territorial parts of the DBZ are the secondary (marine) delta of the Kiliya Arm, the Zhebrianske Strand, the Stentsivsko-Zhebriyanivske Plavni (SZhP) and the Yermakiv Island.
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Administration of the reserve and the head office are located in the city of Vylkove.
The administrative structure and affiliation: The reserve is involved with the conservation of natural resources, ecological and educational divisions. The governing entity of the natural reserve is National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
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The article was based on the text by Zhmuda, M., about the Danube Bioshpere Reserve.
