The article investigates ways and means of arctic ecosystems’ protection provided by the ecological legislation of Russia. In the opinion of the author of the article, reasonable legal regulation providing not only economic, but also ecological development of the Arctic is one of the most important conditions for expansion of ecologically safe use of the resource potential in this area. The article analyzes shortcomings of the Russian ecological legislation, and offers proposals for their elimination. The author also assesses the development prospects of Arctic ecosystems’ legal protection.
The ecological right is an important component of creation of optimum model of legal regulation of environmental protection at the present stage. Its aim is to protect the environmental interests of society by securing legal restrictions and prohibitions against excessive use of natural resources, often rash and irrational, and also to establish the effective measures of legal protection.
The author investiges the strategic planning documents in the field of environmental protection, evaluates the effectiveness of their implementation, and suggests the improvements of legal regulation of environmental protection in Russia.
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