Assessment of compliance with the normative zoning ratio of national nature parks in Ukraine
Abstract
Purposes. To assess the compliance of the actual functional zoning of the territories of national nature parks of Ukraine with the current regulatory requirements.
Methods. System analysis, statistics, cartographic modeling.
Results. The world experience of zoning was analyzed, and a comparative analysis of the actual zoning of all 26 national natural parks of Ukraine was carried out with the state building standards DBN B.2.2-12:2019 "Planning and development of territories", according to which each park must have a clearly defined share of the area of the zones: reserve, regulated recreation, stationary recreation and economic zone.. Six groups of parks were identified according to the degree of compliance of zoning with the standards: "Satisfactory" - 6, "Close to satisfactory" - 2, "Less close to satisfactory" - 5, "Far from satisfactory" - 5, "Completely unsatisfactory" - 4. It was not possible to assess zoning in 4 NNPs due to differences in official sources. It was found that the functional zoning of 70% of the national nature parks of Ukraine does not meet the established regulatory requirements, An interactive map of zoning of Ukrainian NNPs was created; recommendations for improving zoning were proposed.
Conclusions. The non-compliance of functional zoning with established regulatory requirements negatively affects the effectiveness of the protection of natural areas. The situation in each park depends on natural conditions, the level of recreational pressure, and the socioeconomic context, but having clear and reasonable zoning is essential to achieving the main goal of preserving ecosystems, ensuring sustainable use of natural resources, and developing ecotourism.
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