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

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

^ "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.