The aim of the study is to study approaches to localization of the topic of SDG in higher education in Russia and some tracks for implementation of environmental education for sustainable development (EESD). The objectives were: to formulate a goal setting for each of the approaches; to develop a methodology for the introduction of the SDG ideology into EESD; to implement the personal and collective role of research team members in working on the project; to create effective collaborations and introduce an interdisciplinary approach; to be able to present the results obtained in a visual and analytical form; to expand the professional outlook of environmentalists, to form a worldview based on the development of competencies for sustainable development. The research methodology in formal education was based on the hypothesis that modern environmental education should be based on the triad of SDG clusters, and all didactic units of university programs should be filled with this ideology. The information approach was implemented through the introduction of project laboratory technologies, case studies and youth models. Strategically, the higher education institutions participating in the experiment developed a methodology for tracking higher education for sustainable development and introduced methods for working with the subjects of SDG.

A research of the dependence of Lesnaya Opytnaya Dacha (LOD) soil properties on the varieties of the woody vegetation grown on these soils has been conducted. Measurements of the humus content, hydrolytic soil acidity, saline soil acidity and the sum of exchange base cations were used as main soil properties. Different types of vegetation were studied, including pure deciduous and pure coniferous stands and their mixtures in different proportions. Some controversial data was acquired, according to which, it appears that deciduous stands and coniferous stands do not have a statistically significant impact on the studied soil properties.

It is well known that there is a relationship between the productivity of forest phytocenoses and soil fertility, which is largely determined by the terrain and soil geomorphology. An important element of assessing the productivity of forests is the substantiation of the methodology for modeling the age dynamics of the growth of forest stands, depending on soil and ground conditions. The solution of this methodological problem is possible only if there is data on forest objects, represented by permanent sample plots and data from a detailed soil survey.

The paper considers the information and energy assessment of soil fertility. It is shown that soil cultivation is accompanied by an increase in soil humus content, absorption capacity, content of biophilic elements, accumulation of energy in the soil, optimization of information relationships in the soil. Thus, the energy content in poorly and well cultivated sod-podzolic soils was 351.7 and 510.7 million kcal/ha, respectively. When cultivating soils, the content of mobile forms of biophilic elements in them increased, the relationship between soil properties and crop yield became more stable. It is shown that on more cultivated soils it is more profitable to grow crops that are more demanding of fertility, accumulating more energy on these soils than crops that are less demanding of fertility. The change of optimal soil properties for individual crops depending on the level of intensification of production is shown. Keywords: SOIL, FERTILITY, ENERGY STORAGE IN THE SOIL AND IN THE CROP YIELD

The microbiological activity of soils is one of the factors of soil formation, because it processes a much larger amount of mineral and organic components compared to plants. The paper shows the change in the composition of microflora in different types of soils with their excessive moisture. Under these conditions, the content of fungal microflora, the content of microorganisms developing on the medium of MPA, CAA increased. Keywords: SOIL, ANAEROBIOSIS, EXCESSIVE MOISTURE, MICROBIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY, HUMUS STATE