Впровадження концепції екосистемних послуг в екологічне законодавство України: сучасний стан та перспективи
Implementation of the Ecosystem Services Concept in the Environmental Legislation of Ukraine: Current State and Prospects

Summary/Abstract: The relevance of the research topic is due to the importance of the concept of ecosystem services for the well-being of all mankind and the problems currently arising in the process of its implementation in Ukraine. The purpose of the article is to analyze the concept of ecosystem services in the context of the current state and prospects for its further implementation in national environmental legislation. The study applies a range of methods of scientific cognition, namely, dialectical, formal and legal, methods of analysis and synthesis, in particular, logical analysis, prognostic, etc. The author outlines the history of formation and development of the concept of ecosystem services, its essence and significance. It is established that the need to introduce this concept is already envisaged by a number of strategic programmatic documents, headed by the "Basic Principles (Strategy) of the State Environmental Policy of Ukraine for the Period up to 2030", but this concept is still not reflected at the level of key environmental legal acts, in particular, the Law of Ukraine "On Environmental Protection" and resource codes and laws, which not only lack any mention of ecosystem services, but also hardly use the term "ecosystem" at all. Based on the study, it is substantiated that one of the ways to implement the concept of ecosystem services in Ukraine is to develop an appropriate legal framework, namely: The Law of Ukraine "On Ecosystem Services" and other related bylaws, which should be done in the near future. It is also concluded that in addition to adopting new legislation in this area, it is extremely important to analyze the current environmental legislation through the prism of the ecosystem approach and make appropriate changes and additions to it, because only under such conditions can legislative gaps and conflicts be avoided and a coherent model for implementing the concept of ecosystem services be developed, which in the current realities of the armed aggression of the Russian federation will help to assess and take into account all the damage caused to the environment of Ukraine.

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