Current issues of land resources environmental audit in Ukraine
Abstract
Purpose. The state analysis of lands environmental audit in Ukraine compared to the existing experience of implementing environmental audit in other countries and identification of current problems and prospects for the development of environmental audit in Ukraine.
Results. From the stages analysis of environmental auditing formation in Ukraine and the world, the characteristics of the current legislative framework, its limitations in the context of full-scale military aggression were revealed. A comparison of the requirements of the ISO 14001 and EMAS schemes determined the specifics of environmental auditing in the agricultural sector and the relevance of implementing a special environmental audit of territories affected by military actions, which involves the use of digital and remote research technologies. The audit of agricultural lands, which are the basis of food security and the country's export potential, requires special attention.
Conclusions. Due to changes in the environmental situation and wartime challenges, there is a need to modernize Ukraine’s environmental legislation, particularly regarding the definition of methods, objects, and tools of environmental auditing. A priority is the implementation of specialized audits of damaged lands using modern technologies and European standards.
KEYWORDS: environmental audit, ISO 14001, EMAS, land resources, specialized environmental audit, military impact
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