Chernomorskiy Biosphere Reserve

UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, inscribed 1984, in Ukraine. Chernomorskiy (meaning ‘Black Sea’) Biosphere Reserve is situated on the northern coast of the Black Sea, about 45 km south-west of the city of Kherson. It represents shallow coastal, estuarine and inland wetlands, as well as marshes, shallow coastal bays, dune systems, halophytic seaside steppe and forest-steppe, which were once common in this region.