RECOVERING UKRAINE'S
LOST STEPPE
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This web page provides links to other relevant internet sites, particularly resources for steppe conservation in Ukraine and beyond. If you have information you would like posted here, please send it to the project webmaster via Dr D.W. Minter.
Conservation, Nature Conservation on Defence Estates, Publications, Reserves, Restoration, Seed Banks & Seed Suppliers, Societies, Steppe Animals, Steppe Archaeology, Steppe Plants, Sustainable Tourism
CONSERVATION
Control of Wind Erosion on Agricultural Lands in the South-East Part of the Ukraine Steppe
Influence of Different Conservation Regimes on Preservation of Biodiversity in Ukrainian Steppe Reserves
Biodiversity Conservation Center: Steppe Program
Darwin Initiative Project on Steppe Conservation
NATURE CONSERVATION ON DEFENCE ESTATES
News from the British Embassy: Cossack Steppe 2003 Exercise [joint UK-Ukraine military manoeuvres in steppe area]
Cossacks' Steppe-2000 Not to Affect Environment, Exercise Commander Says [information about military manoeuvres around Opuk]
Center for Environmental Management of Military Lands [USA]
Defence Estates Conservation Office [UK, Ministry of Defence]
Biodiversity on the Defence Estate [UK, Ministry of Defence]
Defence Estates: Archaeology [UK, Ministry of Defence]
Biodiversity on the Defence Estate [UK, Ministry of Defence]
Defence Estates: Access & Recreation [UK, Ministry of Defence, access and recreation on Defence Estate land]
Defence Estates: Walks on MOD Land [UK, Ministry of Defence, promoting walks on MOD land]
English Heritage: Defence Estates [UK, liaison between Ministry of Defence and UK heritage protection body]
Conservation Issues on Military Lands: Some Thoughts on a Framework for Successful Mission Integration [USA]
Military Impacts and Stewardship of Archaeological Resources
Project: Burning of Heathland in Military Areas in the Netherlands
Military Land and Nature Conservation [English Nature Workshop, 14-16 July 2004]
European Code of Conduct for the Coastal Zone [includes an analysis of military responsibilities]
Project: Habitat Management in Military Training Areas [Germany]
PUBLICATIONS
Steppe Bulletin [in Russian]
RESERVES
Khomutovski Steppe Nature Reserve [maps, photographs, management plan]
Ukrainian Steppe Natural Reserve [maps and photographs]
Luganski Natural Reserve [maps and photographs, includes "Striltsivski Step" reserve]
Yelanetsky Steppe Natural Reserve [maps and photographs]
Opuk Nature Reserve [maps and photographs]
National Report on Conservation of Biological Diversity in Ukraine
Reserves and National Nature Parks of Ukraine
Address List of Reserves and Natural Parks of Ukraine
The F.E. Falz-Fein Biosphere Reserve of "Askania-Nova"
Nature Reserves in Ukraine
Nature Reserves (Zapovidnyky) in Ukraine
Nature Reserves in the Steppe Zone of Ukraine
Biosphere Reserve Information: Ukraine, Askaniya-Nova Reserve [UNESCO MAB site]
Welcome to the Biosphere Reserve "Askaniya-Nova" [in Russian]
List of Proposed Emerald Sites in Ukraine
BirdLife IBA Factsheet: Ukrainian Steppe Nature Reserve
Ukrainian Steppe Natural Reserve
Biodiversity Conservation in Ukraine [list of scientific institutions and reserves in Ukraine, organized by Ukraine's Ministry of Environmental Protection]
Priority areas: Opuk, Tchaudinskaya Steppe, Takyl
RESTORATION
Restoration Potential of Steppe Pastures Flora [XVI International Botanical Congress abstract]
Restoration Potential of Steppe Pastures Flora in the South-East of Ukraine [XVI International Botanical Congress abstract]
SEED BANKS & SEED SUPPLIERS
Seed Banks of Ukrainian Native Plants [Ukraine, in Ukrainian]
Millennium Seed Bank Project [Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew]
Native Seeds/SEARCH [a non-profit organization that seeks to preserve the crop seeds that connect Native American cultures to their lands]
Eastern Native Seed Conservancy [USA, a non-profit-making organization which endeavours to preserve rare genetic seed stock]
Native American Seed [USA, company specializing in seeds of native plants]
Australia's Tree Seed Bank
Seed Savers' Exchange [USA, a non-profit-making organization devoted to conserving heirloom seeds from the USA's garden heritage]
California Rare Fruit Growers' Seed Bank
Hosta Seed Bank [Norway]
USDA Germplasm & Seed Bank Resources [USA]
The Berry Botanic Garden Seed Bank [USA, Pacific Northwest]
National Botanic Garden of Belgium Seed Bank
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Seed Bank [USA]
SOCIETIES
Ukrainian Entomological Society
Seed Savers' Network [Australia]
Ukrainian Union for Bird Conservation [information about military training areas survey in 1998]
STEPPE ANIMALS
Eastern European GLOBIO project [ecoregion maps of Ukrainian animals, including much information about steppe ecosystems]
Breed Description: Ukrainian Grey [information about native steppe cattle]
Red Steppe Cattle [information about native steppe cattle]
Collembola of South-eastern Ukraine
Ukrainian White Steppe Pig [description of native breed]
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Otis tarda, the great bustard
BirdLife International Species Factsheet: Great Bustard (Otis tarda)
European Commission, Environment, Nature Protection, Action Plan for the Great Bustard (Otis tarda)
STEPPE ARCHAEOLOGY
The Polish-Ukrainian Archaeological Research Conducted on the Great Ryzhanovka Kurgan in Ukraine
Defence Estates: Archaeology [UK, Ministry of Defence]
English Heritage: Defence Estates [UK, liaison between Ministry of Defence and UK heritage protection body]
Military Impacts and Stewardship of Archaeological Resources
Server of East-European Archaeology [Ukraine]
Preserving the Global Cultural Heritage in Post Cold War Ukraine
The Black Sea Association of Archaeologists and Amateurs of Antiquity [Canada]
Trypillian Civilization [Ukraine]
STEPPE PLANTS
Eastern European GLOBIO project [ecoregion maps of Ukrainian plants, including much information about steppe ecosystems]
Vegetation: Grass Ecosystems in the Steppe Zone of Ukraine
NPP Grassland: Khomutov, Ukraine, 1948-1970
SUSTAINABLE TOURISM
Monitoring Steppe Wolf Populations and Bird Migration on the Black Sea Kinburn Peninsula, Crimea, Ukraine
The Black Sea Association of Archaeologists and Amateurs of Antiquity [Canada]