STATE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY OF UKRAINE IN THE CONTEXT OF BALANCED (SUSTAINABLE) DEVELOPMENT

Abstract

The article examines the problems of formation and implementation of the state environmental policy of Ukraine in the context of balanced (sustainable) development; an analysis of legal acts aimed at the development and implementation of the state environmental policy in Ukraine was carried out, in particular the Law of Ukraine dated February 28, 2019 No. 2697-VIII «On the Basic Principles (Strategy) of the State Environmental Policy of Ukraine for the Period Until 2030», Decree of the President of Ukraine dated March 23, 2021 No. 111/2021 «On the decision of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine dated March 23, 2021 «On challenges and threats to the national security of Ukraine in the environmental sphere and priority measures to neutralize them» and the National Environmental Protection Action Plan for the period up to 2025, approved by the Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated April 21, 2021 No. 443-р; the performance of the specified state documents by state authorities and local self-government bodies during 2021-2022 was analyzed; conclusions were made about the need to strengthen the work of all authorities, both state and local, despite the long military operations on the territory of the country, regarding the implementation of the state environmental policy, which will contribute to the proper implementation of the Decree of the President of Ukraine dated September 30, 2019 No. 722/2019 «On Goals sustainable development of Ukraine for the period until 2030» both at the state, regional and local levels.

Keywords

• european integration, ecology, environmentally conscious society, environmental protection, state environmental policy, mechanisms of state environmental policy, ecosystem approach, balanced (sustainable) development, environmental protection measures.