According to its geographical location Donetsk region belongs to central steppe. The climate of the region is a continental one with some casual hot dry phenomena. Wind masses, coming from the Asian continent and Lower Volga steppes, cause low temperatures in winter, with winds being cold in winter and dry hot ones in autumn and summer.

Donetsk region is one of the Ukrainian regions having the least natural water supplies. The water supply from the local natural river flow per each inhabitant of the region (190 cub. m.) is 5 times less than an average level in Ukraine.

• Natural Preserves
• Protection of Nature

• http://meotida.org.ua — the program of development of the system of national parks of Ukraine
• http://ukrntec.com — the Ukrainian Scientific Center of Technical Ecology
• http://www.maneb.dn.ua — the Research Technical Center of the Donetsk Regional Department of the International Academy of Ecology and Life Safety Science
• http://www.ecolife.org.ua — Public Ecological Internet — the project „Ecolife“
• http://www.makeevka.com:8101/~ninaspring — Ecological club „Spring“
• http://weather.ints.net — Weather server
• http://weather.itl.net.ua/exec.html?donetsc — «The Weather in Donetsk»