Nature reserve foundation of Skibovy Gorgany: structure and prospects of optimization (Ukrainian Carpathians)

Purpose. Revealing of the structure and features nature reserve fund (NRF) Skibovy Gorgany prospects for its optimization. Methods. Field, processing environmental services` materials, statistical geospatial analysis, cartographic. Results. The materials services have been processed, has established specific clarified. There are 190 objects with total area 62,961.3 hectares in Gorgany. NRF was analyzed by categories, number protected objects, their level importance protection. Brief description a complete list categories given. characteristics unique valuable inanimate as kind natural region Ukrainian Carpathians within "Gorgany" problems development pointed out ways improving protection geomorphological creating new expanding existing reserves suggested. Conclusions. few sites Gorgany, aiming to preserve especially ones. Among latter, following should be identified: fields stone placers glacial boilers (сirque), large landslides screes, rock outcrops, canyon-like areas river valleys rapids, mudflow cones. It could proposed create Regional Landscape Park Syvulyansky mountain range Rushchyna montane meadow tract “Peklo” sources Bystritsa Solotvynska River.