MARYANA STOVBAN

Areas of Expertise

Promotion of Carpathian National Nature Park, Yaremche town and adjacent settlements as eco-friendly region, popular tourism destination, healing climate resort and attractive site for investments; development of nature oriented tourism in the Park

Brief Bio

I coordinate efforts to achieve the dual goals of conserving the Carpathians and supporting the recreational and economic development of the region. Day-to-day, I identify ways to make the Yaremche region more accessible to tourists, improving its image abroad, as well as writing grants aimed at eco-tourism development and natural resources conservation. On a more strategic level, I identify potential areas of collaboration between the national park, local government, foreign entities, private businesses, and other stakeholders.

For the past six years, I have been cooperating with the U.S. Peace Corps program in Ukraine within the Community Development project. Together with local community and Peace Corps Volunteers, I have implemented nature conservation and sustainable tourism development projects.
2016- Save Huk Waterfall Trail
2017 - Eco-Friendly Carpathians
2019- Yaremche English Camp
2020 – Discover Your Carpathians (PDF guidebook and webpage www.disscovercarpathians.com)

I am native to the Ivano-Frankivsk region. After graduating with a degree in International Relations from Ivan Franko National University in Lviv, I worked as a public servant in various Ukrainian state agencies. Since 2014, I have been living in Yaremche.