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National nature park in Sumy Oblast, Ukraine
The Desna–Stara Huta National Nature Park, covers a middle section of the Desna River in northeastern Ukraine, representing the variety of wetland and mixed forest landscapes of the eastern Polesia region. The national park contains two sections, one on the floodplains of the Desna, the other in the southern region of the Bryansk forest on the Russian border. The area is relatively clean, ecologically, being clear of the radiological zone and being in a non-industrial region. The park is in the administrative district of Shostka Raion in Sumy Oblast. A component of the park is a Ramsar wetland site of international importance "Desna River Floodplains". It is also component of the Desna Biosphere Reserve, designated in 2009 by the UNESCO Man and Biosphere (MAB) Reserve Programme.
