Legal Support for Environmental Protection of The Agriculture in The Republic of Belarus

The article deals with the problems of the development of the environmental protection legislation in the agrarian sector of the economy from two points of view: by agrarian law and by environmental law, taking into account the specifics of environmental violations in agriculture. The authors prove that the cultivation of row crops have led to rapid soil degradation, mineralization of the peat layer. In addition, this activity is a source of groundwater contamination. The problem of ecologization of agrarian legislation, detailed elaboration of environmental requirements for agriculture has become a topical issue. This is embodied in State programmes through mechanisms of State support of agricultural producers and increasing requirements to quality of agricultural products. The authors justify the term "ecological safety in the implementation of agricultural activities" and pay attention to the need to generate an appropriate conceptual framework. The authors divide the ecological- agriculture laws into three groups: providing the balance between environmental and economic interests, laying down requirements concerning the protection and rational use of natural resources, establishing requirements for the protection of the natural components of the environment. They also outline peculiarities of legal regulation of the proposed mechanisms for seizure and provision of agricultural lands. The authors specify the rights and duties of natural resources users contained in relevant laws and regulations, specify the rights and duties for the protection and rational use of natural resources for agricultural purposes. Particular attention is given to the reclamation of agricultural land, which includes two phases: technical reclamation, as topsoil, soil cover which disturbed in carrying out the above mentioned works, or improving marginal farmland by clearance of fertile soil, the application of reclamation facilities, as well as biological reclamation of disturbed lands for use in agriculture - the restoration of fertility The authors justify the requirements aimed at the protection of natural components of the environment, natural resources facing anthropogenic pressure caused by agricultural activities.

legal environmental protection, agriculture, ecological safety of agricultural activities balance between environmental and economic interests, the mechanism of seizure of agricultural lands, the mechanism for granting agricultural land, land reclamation, restoration of fertility, technical recultivation, biological reclamation

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