Green circle (Crimea)

Green circle
Green circle
Зелене коло (Ukrainian); Зелёное кольцо (Russian);
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Nearest city	Lenine, Crimea
Coordinates	45°17′55″N 35°47′00″E / 45.29861°N 35.78333°E
Area	172 ha (1.72 km2)
Established	20 May 1980

The green circle (Ukrainian: Зелене коло, romanized: Zelene kolo; Russian: Зелёное кольцо, romanized: Zelyonoye koltso) is a regional nature reserve (zakaznik) located in Crimea, a territory internationally recognised as part of Ukraine but occupied by Russia since 2014.

Description[edit]

The green circle is located in the Kerch Peninsula. Including pine, ash, maple, and honey locust trees, among others, the green circle was established as a reforestation initiative on the relatively treeless Pontic–Caspian steppe. It is located within the urban-type settlement of Lenine.^[1] On 20 May 1980, the Cabinet of Ministers of the Ukrainian SSR recognised the green circle as a regional nature reserve.^[2]

The Tavrida Highway is located 3 km (9,800 ft) from the green circle, a development which has caused environmental concerns. According to plans, green corridors will be provided for to prevent environmental destruction caused by the Tavrida Highway's construction.^[3]

References[edit]

^ "ЗАПОВЕДНЫЕ БОТАНИЧЕСКИЕ ЗАКАЗНИКИ И УРОЧИЩА КРЫМА" [Strict botanical reserves and areas of Crimea]. flora.crimea.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 23 February 2023.
^ "КАДАСТРОВОЕ ДЕЛО № 2.2-001. ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫЙ ПРИРОДНЫЙ БОТАНИЧЕСКИЙ ЗАКАЗНИК РЕГИОНАЛЬНОГО ЗНАЧЕНИЯ "ЗЕЛЕНОЕ КОЛЬЦО"" [Cadastre case No. 2.2-001: Green circle state botanical reserve of regional importance] (PDF). Ministry of Ecology of the Republic of Crimea (in Russian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 January 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
^ "Как повлияет строящийся крымский автобан на экологию полуострова. Часть 2" [How will the Crimean autobahn currently under construction affect the ecology of the peninsula? (Part 2)]. Profidom (in Russian). 3 May 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2023.

[1] "ЗАПОВЕДНЫЕ БОТАНИЧЕСКИЕ ЗАКАЗНИКИ И УРОЧИЩА КРЫМА" [Strict botanical reserves and areas of Crimea]. flora.crimea.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 23 February 2023.

[2] "КАДАСТРОВОЕ ДЕЛО № 2.2-001. ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫЙ ПРИРОДНЫЙ БОТАНИЧЕСКИЙ ЗАКАЗНИК РЕГИОНАЛЬНОГО ЗНАЧЕНИЯ "ЗЕЛЕНОЕ КОЛЬЦО"" [Cadastre case No. 2.2-001: Green circle state botanical reserve of regional importance] (PDF). Ministry of Ecology of the Republic of Crimea (in Russian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 January 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2023.

[3] "Как повлияет строящийся крымский автобан на экологию полуострова. Часть 2" [How will the Crimean autobahn currently under construction affect the ecology of the peninsula? (Part 2)]. Profidom (in Russian). 3 May 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2023.

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v t e Regional nature reserves (zakazniks) in Crimea and Sevastopol
Botanical nature reserves	Arabat [uk] Belbek yew grove [uk] Kanaka [uk] Little Phyllaphora Field [uk] Mykhailivskyi [uk] Novela Vavylova juniper grove [uk] Novyi Svit [uk] Panayanıñ Qayası [uk] Paragilmen [uk] Pozharske [uk] Prysyvash [uk] Qarabiy yayla Qastel [uk] Qubalaç [uk] South Coast Oak Groves [uk] Tarkhankut Peninsula steppe area [uk] Tirke yayla [uk] Töpe Oba [uk] massif
Geological nature reserves	Crimean Mountain karst Kachynskyi canyon [uk]
Hydrological nature reserves	Çoqraq lake [uk] Khapkhalskyi [uk]
Landscape nature reserves	Ay Petri yayla Ayu-Dag Baydar Canğul Cape Aya Cape Fiolent Demirci yayla Grand Canyon of Crimea Hryhorivka steppe area [uk] Klepynine steppe area [uk] Northeastern Lake Donuzlav Osovynskyi steppe [uk] Sasıq [uk] Shkilne steppe area [uk] Soniachne steppe area [uk] Subatkan yayla [uk] Weeping Rock [uk]
Forest nature reserves	Green circle
Ornithological nature reserves	Astaninski plains [uk] Karkinitsky Reserve
Categories of protected areas of Ukraine The Crimean peninsula is recognised internationally as part of Ukraine, but is under Russian occupation since 2014.