The research and discovery of unknown pages of Ukrainian geography is an essential condition for the development of all areas of scientific and geographical process. The study and research of scientific heritage of Romanian speaking geographers is one of the modern trends in the history of geographic science. The article is devoted to the investigation of the contribution of Romanian speaking scientists in the development of geographical researches in Bukovina. Also are analyzed their scientific achievements in this branch, are made translations of the works and is described the content of main publications. The purpose of the article is to describe the scientific achievements of outstanding Romanian speaking scientists working in the field of geography, to analyze their main researching works and reveal the results of the scientific researches. The researches and discoveries of unknown pages of Ukrainian geography is essential condition for the development of all areas of scientific and geographical process.
The study and research of scientific heritage of Romanian speaking geographers is one of the modern trends in the history of geography. Among the not much explored pages of scientific heritage of Ukrainian speaking geographers are Romanian scientists who have made significant contributions to the development of geographical researches in Bukovina and Chernivtsi National University: Evhen Botezat, Traian Shtefuryak, Yemil Pop, Orest Marku, George Buzhoryan and others. The direction of their researches was diverse. The scientists analyzed the influence of various factors on the environment, characterized the importance of pests for forest and aquatic ecosystems. Also, Romanian speaking scientists have also contributed to the restoration of protected areas in the Chernivtsi region, proposed new experimental measures for environmental protection, environmental reconstruction of the regions affected by human activities and more.
Thus, the article described the main areas of research Romanian speaking scientists in Chernivtsi University and their contribution to the development of geographical science in Bukovina, as the need to study and to use the results of scientific research in order to enrich the modern Ukrainian geography.
Key words: geographical science, research, scientists, publications, ecosystem conservation activities