title: Геологічна спадщина та геологічна освіта в Україні
abstract: Ukraine has a long history of campaigning for the preservation of not only the biological but alsothe geological component of the natural environment. The first society for the protection of naturein the history of the Russian Empire was created in Ukraine in 1910. The aim of the society was to protect both the animal and the mineral kingdoms of the natural environment. Since 1992Ukrainian geologists have been taking part in the meetings of the European working group (EWGFSC-the future ProGEO), 
journal: Вісник Дніпропетровського університету Геологія географія