Chernobyl Radiation and Ecological Biosphere Reserve
Chernobyl Radiation and Ecological Biosphere Reserve, Nature reserve in Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine
The protected area spans 227,000 hectares within the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, containing diverse ecosystems with 303 vertebrate species and 1,200 plant varieties.
Created on April 26, 2016, marking the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear accident, the reserve manages radiologically contaminated territories for scientific research.
Scientific teams from Ukraine collaborate with researchers from Fukushima University and Frankfurt Zoological Society to monitor wildlife populations and study radiation effects.
The reserve administration operates from Ivankiv village, maintaining research facilities and coordinating ecological studies across multiple specialized departments.
The absence of human activity has transformed the area into Europe's third-largest nature reserve, where wolves exist in numbers seven times higher than surrounding regions.
Location: Kyiv Oblast
Inception: April 26, 2016
Part of: Chernobyl Exclusion Zone
Website: http://chornobyl-gef.com
GPS coordinates: 51.40000,30.05000
Latest update: May 17, 2025 10:21
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