Payment for special nature management as a tool for providing balanced use of natural resources ; Платность специального природопользования как инструмент обеспечения сбалансированного использования природных ресурсов ; Платність спеціального природокористування як інструмент забезпечення збалансованого використання природних ресурсів

Abstract

In this paper, we have analyzed the problems of formation of the payment for special use of natural resources during the implementation of the concept of sustainable development and the need to conserve natural resources for present and future generations. Payment for special nature management is considered as one of the principles of environmental law, in particular the right to use natural resources, as part of the economic and legal mechanism for environmental protection and as the main feature and condition of special use of natural resources in economic activities. The historical aspect of the development of payment for special nature management in the environmental legislation and state environmental policy in Ukraine is studied. The attention is drawn to the inconsistence usage of payment for nature management as a principle in the state strategic documents of environmental orientation, which may be an obstacle to the implementation of balanced and economical use of natural resources policies. The role of payment for special use of natural resources within the framework of the economic and legal mechanism of environmental protection are considered, its fiscal nature as a source of filling the corresponding budgets and the scope of accumulated funds for resource conservation and environmental measures.Features and problems of payment in various spheres of nature management are analyzed. Gaps and inconsistencies in the modern environmental legislation on the regulation of paid or free usage of natural resources are highlighted.The importance of payment for nature management is emphasized concerning the fact that the relevant payments are a source of accumulation of budget funds and should be targeted; they compensate for the costs of protection, conservation and reproduction of natural resources and ecosystems; perform a stimulating function - encourage nature users, business entities to use natural resources rationally, economically and effectively. ; Статья посвящена проблемам становления института ...