Authors:
B. A. VORONIN,
doctor of law, professor, head of department,
Ural State Agrarian University (42 K. Libknehta Str., 620075, Ekaterinburg),
V. V. KRUGLOV,
doctor of law, professor, head of department,
A. B. VORONINA, graduate student,
Ural State Law University (21 Komsomolskaya Str., 620137, Ekaterinburg)
Abstract. The article provides a brief analysis of the state and development of environmental legislation aimed at ensuring the envi- ronmental security of the Russian state in the current geopolitical and geo-economic conditions. The aim of the research was an analytical review of legal acts that determine the strategy of the Russian state’s ecological development in modern socio- economic conditions. An analysis of the contents of the Strategy for Ecological Safety of the Russian Federation for the period up to 2025 shows that the current state of the environment in the country is assessed as unfavorable. 17.1 million people live in cities with a high and very high level of air pollution. This is 17 % of the urban population of Russia. From 30 to 40 % of citizens regularly use water that does not meet hygiene standards. Annually about 4 billion tons of production and consumption waste are generated, of which 55–60 million tons are solid municipal waste. The increased radioactive contamination, including as a result of nuclear weapons tests, is preserved. The global challenges to environmental security include the effects of climate change on the planet, increased consumption of natural resources while reducing their reserves, reducing biological diversity, etc. All these factors objectively require a more systematic and responsible attitude of authorities at all levels and society to address environmental problems and ensuring the environmental safety of the Russian Federation.
Keywords: Russian Federation, state policy, environmental safety, environmental legislation, strategic planning.
