National Report of Ukraine on Conservation of Biological Diversity

• preparation of the National Program for Biodiversity Conservation and its approval by the Verkhovna Rada (Parliament);

• strengthening institutional, scientific, legal, financial, technical, educational and informational base for further development of activities aimed at biodiversity conservation;

• urgent actions for conservation, protection and recovery of plant and animal species, especially endangered and threatened ones;

• development of the national EcoNet and providing links with ecological networks of adjacent countries and development and implementation of inter-agency projects for conservation of biodiversity in regions of special value and national and international importance in sustainable manner;

• further development of the conservational practice based on multifunctional principles instead of the principle of absolute protection; urgent measures aimed at reservation of valuable natural territories for their subsequent conservation and exclusion from privatization;

• development of scientific research, optimization of the monitoring system, including inventories of natural resources, their cadastres using databases and GIS;

• further development of the system of environmental education; strengthening the public awareness, public support; improving availability of information.

  Ukraine understands its role and responsibility and will pursue the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in recognition of our national interests and international obligations and responsibilities.