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The purpose of the publication is to present the results of the study of anthropogenic changes in the landscapes of the Forest-Steppe zone of Ukraine, implemented by assessing the indicators of landscapes anthropogenic transformation, their diversity and fragmentation. The basic research methods are methods of geospatial GIS analysis and decoding of remote sensing data of the Earth, geoinformation mapping. According to the indicators of anthropogenic transformation of landscapes at the level of physical-geographical regions and districts of the Forest-Steppe zone, the features of changes for the period 1992-2018 are determined. The results of assessment of anthropogenic changes in forest-steppe landscapes of Ukraine show that in 1992 as well as in 2018 the vast majority of the landscapes of the territory are strongly and excessively transformed by anthropogenic activity. Such patterns persist, despite the fact that during the analyzed period in part of the investigated area there is a certain decrease in anthropogenic pressure on landscapes. The regular relations between the indicators of anthropic landscape diversity and fragmentation of landscapes are determined, which corroborates to their certain conditionality by the degree and nature of anthropogenic transformation of the territory. The novelty of the study are the proposed methods of spatial and temporal changes in landscapes estimating and identifying such changes in landscapes at the level of physical and geographical regions for the period 1992-2018 and revealing trends in the structure of land use, especially agricultural lands, forests, built-up territories as the leading types of land use in the Forest-Steppe zone of Ukraine.

Іn this article, we substantiate the practicability of incorporating the upper part of the Chorna Tysa river basin in to the Svydovets preservation massif (CBR). This expansion will not only increase the value of this object of protection of the natural and cultural heritage, but also will allow the introduction of semi-stationary scientific research within the practice area with the students of Taras Shevchenko National University's for the further study and monitoring of natural processes and anthropogenic influences. This territory is characterized by increased vulnerability to human impacts, therefore it is proposed to provide it with a differentiated conservation regime including planning of economic activities and implementation of constant monitoring of the state of landscapes and dangerous natural processes . We offer functional zoning based on the landscape structure of the territory with allocation of conservation, buffer and economic zones. It is proposed to include the relict subalpine glacial landscapes with mountain glacial lakes, subalpine meadows and forests that are unique to the Ukrainian Carpathians, to the protected area. The recreational potential of the territory can be realized by creating a modern European tourist and recreational infrastructure in the economic zone of Chorna Tysa village, Yasinya settlement and Rakhiv city. The restricted tourism with corresponding arrangement of a tourist and ecological routes is possible to develop in buffer and protected areas. The development of tourism infrastructure will increase the attractiveness of the area for tourists and increase the competitiveness of local communities. The unique and rare scenic landscapes of the Chorna Tysa Basin should form the basis for the creation of a The Pan European Ecological Network, since the sourses of the Tysa are a natural and cultural symbol for the countries of basin of the middle Danube. Natural conditions and resources of this region in Ukraine require special attention. In our opinion, the future ecological corridor along the whole valley of the Tysa River, which would combine the protected areas of the CBR is very relevant for all countries of the Tysa Basin. However, currently, construction of the tourist-recreation complex "Svydovets" is planned on this territory, which, judging by the detailed plan of the territory for the implementation of this project, can completely destroy the natural ecosystems of the region.

The experience of international cooperation in the development of transboundary nature conservation territories of Ukraine and the EU countries on the example of the Eastern Carpathians biosphere reserve was analyised in article. The characteristic of the organization and functioning national nature parks of Uzhansky, Bieschadsky and Poloniny is given. The assessment of environmental activities within these objects was conducted and it was suggested to borrow some provisions of international experience for the development in Ukrainian part of the Eastern Carpathians biosphere reserve, as well as for other transboundary nature conservation territories. It is necessary to organize scientific research work, to initiate educational and volunteer programs on natureconservation, to exchange experience of international environmental work. Important in this case will be the opening and equipment of international tourist and nature trails, a dense network of which has long existed in Europe. Problems of scientific substantiation of the expansion of existing protected territories, as well as planning new, the organization of an independent transboundary monitoring of the state of ecosystems are particularly relevant to all transboundary regions of Ukraine. For the Carpathian region the problems of control over illegal felling in the Uzhansky National Park, the observance of the environmental regime of certain massifs of the Carpathian Biosphere Reserve, the proliferation of the reserve regime of the Svydovets massif for the whole Basin of the Chorna Tysa river are very important. More attention should be paid to the preservation of ethnographic features of the Carpathians, the development of ecological consciousness of local inhabitants and the population of Ukraine as a whole, their responsibility for the preservation of unique national natural conditions and resources. The solution of the above problems to a large extent depends on the geographers who should participate directly in the study and planning of the development of transboundary protected areas. Only through joint efforts of international cooperation Ukraine's naturally reserved fund will become a multifunctional part of the Pan-European ecological network.

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