Dynamics and Spatial Distribution of the Lands of the Nature-Reserve Fund of the Poltava Region

Abstract

The dynamics of the creation of objects of the nature reserve fund for the years 1990-2020 are considered. The modern structure of the lands of the natural reserve fund of the Poltava region by object categories has been determined, which includes 393 units of territories and objects with a total area of 142789.7562 hectares, which is 4.96% of the total area of the region. On the territory of the region there are 8 out of 11 categories of NRF objects. The largest number of objects of the NRF region are nature reserves (179) and occupy an area of 55.8% of NRF of the region.According to the specified data, the distribution of the spatial location of the territories and objects of the NRF was carried out before and after the implementation of the administrative and territorial reform. The territories of the region's districts were evaluated according to the percentage of protected areas, the insularity index, and the general indicator of the density of the NRF objects in the region's territory. According to thepercentage of preservation before the reform, the lowest indicators, i.e. less than 1%, were noted in Hrebinki and Myrhorod districts, seven districts have a degree of preservation in the range of 1–2%, and the highest indicators at the European level (15%) in Pyryatinsky and Dykan districts. After the reform, all four districts of the region have a percentage of protected areas in the range of 4-9%.The categories of NRF lands on the territory of the region are unevenly distributed and the differences achieve dozens of times. It is necessary to continue researching natural territories and identifying valuable ones for further inheritance in terri-torial communities of the region. The obtained results of the spatial distribution of NRF lands can be used to make management decisions by territorial communities by creating new or combining existing categories of NRF