TY - JOUR A1 - Ibisch, Pierre L. A1 - Dichte, Angela A1 - Hamor, Fedir D. A1 - Holovko, Andrii A1 - Pokynchereda, Vasyl F. A1 - Ryback, Mykola P. A1 - Shvediuk, Iuliia T1 - About borders and limits: experiences with UNESCO Biosphere Reserves for transboundary cooperation in Ukraine and neighbouring countries JF - eco.mont - Journal on Protected Mountain Areas Research and Management N2 - In Eastern Europe, several UNESCO Biosphere Reserves (BRs) have been important promoters of transnational and transboundary nature conservation and sustainable development. Nevertheless, political and institutional barriers and scarcity of resources have hindered successful cross-border cooperation. The prospects for BRs in Eastern Europe are mixed, especially in relation to the challenges of ecosystem degradation and climate change, as well as socioeconomic and (geo)political crises. Based on our own experience of one and a half decades of growing cooperation between partners in Ukraine and Germany, we conclude that transnational cooperation between BRs and science is particularly rewarding and mutually beneficial. KW - Biosphere reserves KW - Eastern Europe KW - Ukraine KW - Transboundary cooperation Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:eb1-opus-2508 SN - 2073-1558 VL - 13 SP - 136 EP - 141 PB - Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften ER -