Abstract
Elaboration and adoption of the for the conservation and sustainable use of forest genetic resources in were caused by the need to define the strategic goals and objectives, methodological, methodical, organizational principles and techniques for conservation of forest genetic resources in Ukraine on a nationwide scale. The development of the Concept aims at providing stable functioning of forest ecosystems today and in the future, preserving the potential of forests for producing of their unique set of economic, environmental and social benefits. The use of the document will serve as the basis for developing of new and improving the existing legislative, departmental and administrative regulations that provide different aspects of biodiversity conservation in forests – programs, regulations, guidelines, directives, recommendations, etc. In the Concept, which is developed in Ukraine for the first time, characterized are the topicality and the necessity for conservation of forest genetic resources, the classification of factors that endanger the genetic diversity of forest tree species is described, legal basis of the process for conserving forest genetic resources is analyzed, the methods and strategy of genetic variability of forest tree species conservation are reported, attention was paid to the benefits from sustainable use of forest genetic resources, also here were indicated the necessity of scientific support of this process and outlined ways of implementing this concept.
Highlights
In many countries, the conservation of forest genetic resources is identified as one of the priorities of their forest policy
The large-scale and purposeful activity of gene pool conservation started in Ukraine synchronously with the other Soviet republics in the early 1980s, based on methodological approaches which were contained in the regulations of national importance "Regulations on the allocation and conservation of forest tree species genetic pool of the USSR" (1982)
In the "Concept for the conservation and sustainable use of forest genetic resources in Ukraine" described are the topicality and necessity for conservation, well as classification of factors endangering genetic diversity of forest tree species; analyzed here is the legal basis for forest genetic resources conservation, the methods and strategy for genetic variability of forest tree species conservation are indicated, attention was paid to the benefits from sustainable use of forest genetic resources, the necessity of scientific support of this process was pointed out, and the ways for implementation of this concept were developed
Summary
The conservation of forest genetic resources is identified as one of the priorities of their forest policy. In Ukraine, the activities for conservation of genetic diversity of forest tree species has a long history. The analysis of the results of inventory and investigations on genetic reserves, plus stands and trees in Ukraine, which have been made in recent years (Volosianchuk, et al, 2001; Hayda, et al, 2008; Yatsyk, et al, 2006, 2008), studying the experience of foreign countries in this area (Behm, et al, 1997; Bonfils, 1998; De Vries & Heinze, 1998; Müller & Schultze, 1998; Paul, et al, 2000), give grounds to speak about the need for some adjustment of legal, institutional and organizational principles for conservation of the genetic diversity of forests in our country. Науковий вісник НЛТУ України, 2017, т. 27, No 8 Scientific Bulletin of UNFU, 2017, vol 27, no 8
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