LAND AND RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF PROTECTED AREAS OF UKRAINE IN THE CONTEXT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY

One has determined the essence, structural features, functional significance and the role of protected areas. One has revealed the concept of "land and resource potential of protected areas". One has kept under review features of the use of the land and resource potential of protected areas considering the strategic concept of sustainable development. One has determined the indicators of the quantity, the structure, the dynamics, and the distribution of object areas by categories, as well as characterized indicators of the reservation of the territory of the country. One has proved that there are positive tendencies in increasing areas of protected areas. One has indicated the necessity of capacity building by increasing the area of protected areas, which is expedient to carry out due to the transformation of disturbed, degraded and low yield lands on the basis of re-cultivation, conservation (grassland renovation, forestation) and their transfer to separate objects of protected areas.