CURRENT PROBLEMS IN CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION OF UKRAINE AND NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES IN THE FIELD OF SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT

Abstract

Attention is paid to the relevance of the studies of cross-border environmental, economic and legal cooperation in the field of forestry. It is emphasized that cross-border cooperation is an instrument designed to facilitate the expansion of interstate cooperation and the implementation of the sustainable development concept. Current problems are considered in the field of protection, use and reproduction of forest resources in the border regions of Ukraine and neighboring countries. Analyzed are the concept and essence of the ideas of greening of economy and education. It is determined that for deeper theoretical-methodological and applied research in the field of forestry it is appropriate to apply an interdisciplinary ecological-economic-legal approach at different territorial levels. Presented are the national legislation of Ukraine and international conventions regulating the conditions for cross-border cooperation in the field of environmental protection and the use of natural resources, as well as the procedure for access to environmental information. It is proposed to create joint research centers of sustainable development and to establish a system of cross-border management, control and monitoring in the field of forest use in the border regions of the neighboring countries.

Keywords

• sustainable forest management
• cross-border cooperation in ukraine
• forest resources
• sustainable development