increased to 5000 ha.
The lack of sufficient protection for most of the Bieszczady region allows human activities (such as tourism projects and forest exploitation in the immediate vicinity as well as inside the reserves) to affect the area unchecked. Recent efforts have been made to designate a large trilateral reserve with a high protection status. Nature conservation efforts might help improve the ecological quality of the region, but cannot halt effects from external pressures such as those from air pollution.