Indicators of Sustainable Use of Wildlife: Problems of Formation and Implementation in the Russian Federation
Svetlana Ivanova
Orenburg State Agrarian University, Land Law and Labor Law Department, Orenburg, Russian Federation (Russian Federation)
Abstract
This article examines the legal category sustainable use of wildlife as a process of realization of rights and obligations by the subjects, based on the provisions of the Concept of Sustainable Development, International law and National legislation on wildlife. This process is aimed at ensuring biological diversity, achieving a balance of economic, environmental and social interests of the citizens, society and the state as a whole, the process, as well as to preserve the reproductive ability of the animal world.
Based on the analysis of certain provisions of the legislation on wildlife and law enforcement practice, the author makes a conclusion that Russia lacks a complex system of legal support measures for the sustainable use of wildlife. Legal, economic, ideological, organizational measures, proposed by the author of the article will make it possible to use wildlife in such a way, that will preserve and increase the number of wildlife populations, maintain an ecological balance, and ensure the needs in favorable environment for life and health for the present and future generations. The measures proposed by the author can create the legal basis for sustainable management of wildlife. The author suggests, that these measures can be useful in developing national programs for sustainable use of wildlife; providing incentives for the transition to sustainable use; strengthening the dialogue between the authorities and the population in order to involve them into the process of sustainable use of wildlife, so that to ensure a balance of economic, environmental and social interests.
Keywords:
wildlife, sustainable use of wildlife, legal support measures, conservation of biodiversity of wildlife, environmental balance, public and private interestsReferences
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Svetlana IvanovaOrenburg State Agrarian University, Land Law and Labor Law Department, Orenburg, Russian Federation Russian Federation
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