THE ROLE OF NATURAL RESERVATIONS OF MEDICINAL PLANTS IN BIODIVERSITY’S CONSERVATION

The Natural Reservations of Medicinal Plants (NRMP) are a category of land that are protected with the goal of conservation and reproduction the rare species of medicinal plants. The Natural Reservations of Medicinal Plants of the Republic of Moldova occupy 2796 ha or 0,83% of the country’s surface and are located, preponderant, in the forests. In the research were included: NRMP Rososeni, NRMP Loganesti, NRMP Sarata Galbena, NRMP Seliste, NRMP Cahul. During the research was appreciated the general ecological condition, established the sources and level of pollution of the environmental components from the studied ecosystems, the vegetation was described and species of flora and fauna were registered, highlighting the species of medicinal plants, rare plants and plants protected at national and international level. Based on the investigated indices, we determined that the studied objects are characterized by a good ecological condition, they have a rich diversity of medicinal plants and serve as favorable habitats for a lot of rare species of flora and fauna.The obtained results serve as scientific support for the argumentation of meeting the protection category of the mentioned objects, evaluation of the raw materials resources for pharmaceutical industry, filling in the ecological passports and the database regarding the Cadastre of Natural Areas Protected by the State.