“Kiyovets” is a primeval forest natural monument in the Stryi district. Here grows a multi-layered beech plantation of natural origin, aged 124-160 years.
Area of the facility: 36 hectares.
“Bahnuvata” is a primeval forest natural monument in the Sambir district. A beech plantation with an admixture of maple, sycamore and white fir grows here, a multi-layered plantation of natural origin aged 97-165 years.
Area of the facility: 44.7 hectares.
As the head of the commission, Vitaly Svishchev, said, these unique primeval forest sites were discovered during joint scientific research of primeval forests in the Lviv region by employees of the NGO “Danube-Carpathian Program” and the State Natural History Museum of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.
“Unique areas of natural forests, over 100 years old, have an important ecological significance, since old trees are one of the main elements of landscape attractiveness, home to many species of birds, insects, mosses, lichens.
Preservation of trees will ensure compliance with the proper nature protection regime, maintaining the ecological balance of the territory and increasing the ecological awareness of the population,” – explained Vitaly Svishchev.
In addition, the commission approved the initiative to create a landscape reserve of local importance “Chebretsevi Gory”, which is located within the massifs of the Brodivsk DLHP “Galsillis”.
The nature protection object is created to preserve certain species of flora and fauna, which are included, in particular, in the protection lists of the Berne Convention and the Red Book of Ukraine.
The total area is 21 hectares.
