Renaturalization and remediation in the system of measures To ensure land restoration
Authors: Sharapova Svitlana 
Published: July 2024

Problem setting. The issue of land protection, which is an important aspect of environmental policy and sustainable development, also requires important attention and concern. Among the main problems in the field of land protection today are the following: soil degradation; land pollution; unsustainable land use; lack of effective land management; decline in soil fertility, etc. All of this demonstrates the negative impact of human economic activity and natural disasters on the quality of land and soil. Thus, the issue of preserving and restoring the quality of land, as well as the system of measures that facilitates its restoration, remains relevant. Analysis of recent research and publications. The problems of legal support for the protection and restoration of land were considered in the works of such scholars as: P.F. Kulinich, T.V. Lisova, N.S. Havrysh, A.L. Misinkevich, etc. However, the issue of the system of land restoration measures and their legal support remains relevant and has prospects for further scientific research. Purpose of the research is to analyze the issues of ensuring the preservation of the quality status of land, its restoration and protection as priority areas of the State land policy. Article’s main body. The article is devoted to the scientific, theoretical and practical analysis of the issue of preserving and restoring the quality of land, as well as to the system of measures that facilitates its restoration. The author emphasizes that one of the main tasks of land protection is to preserve land as an essential component of the environment and a natural resource. The author studies the system of land conservation measures which includes comprehensive actions aimed at restoration, protection and rational use of land resources. The author emphasizes that the main land restoration measures include: reclamation, amelioration, conservation, and consolidation of agricultural land, which are part of a comprehensive land conservation strategy aimed at supporting sustainable development and ensuring environmental safety. The article examines the peculiarities of environmental restoration and land restoration measures such as renaturalization and remediation. The author emphasizes that by means of renaturalization, land is restored with a view to transforming it into a sustainable ecological system in which organic and inorganic components are inextricably interconnected. It is emphasized that renaturalization is an important tool for sustainable development of land use and protection of both land and the environment, which is aimed at restoring land, natural resources and ecosystems. Land remediation is seen as a process of cleaning and restoring mainly contaminated land to a state that is safe for the environment and human health. It is emphasized that the purpose of remediation is to remove or neutralize pollutants, such as heavy metals, organic compounds, radioactive materials, to restore the territory to its natural or safe use. Conclusions and prospects for the development. Summarizing the above, it can be stated that renaturalization and remediation have an independent place in the system of land restoration measures. Unlike traditional means of land restoration (conservation, reclamation, land reclamation), remediation and renaturalization have a more innovative nature of application and corresponding benefits, namely, increased environmental safety, restoration of natural environments, conservation of biodiversity, etc. Thus, remediation and renaturalization are new and progressive means of land restoration that require development and legislative regulation.