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Issue:

4(90)/2022

Mykola Nazaruk, Volodymyr Khudoba

Recreational Ecosystem Services of Environmental Protected Areas of Ukraine: Prospects and Implementation Obstacles

DOI: 10.7366/1509499549004
Recreational Ecosystem Services of Environmental Protected Areas of Ukraine: Prospects and Implementation Obstacles

The aim of the work was to analyse the essence of recreational resources as a component of ecosystem services for the planning and development of recreation within the protected areas of Ukraine. This study highlights the features and essence of the ecosystem services concept. The classification, characteristics and possibilities of cultural ecosystem services usage of protected areas are assessed, and the location and importance of recreational services are emphasized. Theoretical and methodological approaches to the recreational ecosystem services assessment of protected areas were performed using GIS tools. The negative consequences of the Russian Federation military aggression on the protected areas of Ukraine and the ecosystem services decline are considered. The main advantages and obstacles of implementing the ecosystem services concept for planning the recreation development of the Ukrainian nature reserve fund are discussed.

Recreational Ecosystem Services of Environmental Protected Areas of Ukraine: Prospects and Implementation Obstacles

The aim of the work was to analyse the essence of recreational resources as a component of ecosystem services for the planning and development of recreation within the protected areas of Ukraine. This study highlights the features and essence of the ecosystem services concept. The classification, characteristics and possibilities of cultural ecosystem services usage of protected areas are assessed, and the location and importance of recreational services are emphasized. Theoretical and methodological approaches to the recreational ecosystem services assessment of protected areas were performed using GIS tools. The negative consequences of the Russian Federation military aggression on the protected areas of Ukraine and the ecosystem services decline are considered. The main advantages and obstacles of implementing the ecosystem services concept for planning the recreation development of the Ukrainian nature reserve fund are discussed.

Affiliation:
Mykola Nazaruk: Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Faculty of Geography, Lviv, Doroshenko str. 41, Ukraine; ORCID: 0000-0002-1210-9666; mm.nazaruk@gmail.com
Volodymyr Khudoba: Lviv State University of Physical Culture named after Ivan Bobersky, Faculty of Tourism – Lviv, Kosciuszko str. 11, Ukraine; ORCID: 0000-0002-4472-951X; khudoba.volodymyr@gmail.com