How to ensure environmental security and functioning of unique environmental assets via examples of the Russian Federation and Rostov Region

Abstract

Since ancient times, humans have been the most powerful transformers of the natural environment of all living creatures. Since prehistoric times, human activity has changed the boundaries of natural areas and their entire complexes, fundamentally changing the appearance of natural ecosystems and landscapes. But the changes in nature have never been as fast as in the industrial era of the human civilization. Today, the natural environment is changing so rapidly under human impact that a large proportion of species and ecosystems do not have time to adapt to these changes in any way and, as a result, find themselves under threat of extinction. It is the fear of permanently losing natural ecosystems and landscapes that has led to the emergence of specially protected areas, where any economic activities that threaten the nature are banned or restricted. Anthropogenic impacts and human activities have had a negative impact on the environment not only in RF subjects, but also in Rostov region. The principles of environmental safety and functioning of specially protected natural areas are based on basic provisions of the Constitution of the Russian Federation as well as on the norms of environmental law. The situation in Rostov region forces us to pay close attention to the problem of conservation and restoration of biodiversity and wildlife resources. At the moment, the development of environmentally sensitive areas on the Don is one of the most effective ways of conserving and restoring the nature world of the Rostov region.