The Roztochia Biosphere Reserve (, ''Roztochchia'' or ''Roztochchya'') (established 2011) is a
UNESCO
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Biosphere Reserve in Ukraine. Roztochia has a total size of with its main economic activities including agriculture, stock-breeding and fish farming. The site is located on the north-western edge of the
Podillya Upland, from the city of
Lviv
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, with an area of . The site attracts visitors to its sanatoria and there are plans for developing business and tourism. There is on-going and planned cooperation with Poland in the
Roztochia region; in 2019 Roztocze Transboundary Biosphere Reserve, Poland/Ukraine became a designated UNESCO site.
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Roztochia Biosphere Reserve
Biosphere reserves of Ukraine
Primeval Beech Forests in Europe
2011 establishments in Ukraine
Protected areas established in 2011
Geography of Lviv Oblast
World Heritage Sites in Ukraine
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