Implementation of climate change mitigation initiatives in land management measures and in the context of strategic environmental assessment

Abstract

The paper considers the possibilities of implementing climate change mitigation initiatives in environmental land management measures, since land management itself is, by definition, a set of socio-economic and environmental measures. It is proposed to update land management projects providing ecological and economic substantiation of crop rotation and landscaping within the framework of decarbonization as an element of the European Green Deal with calculations of carbon sequestration from the atmosphere, depending on the crops provided for in crop rotations. The implementation of climate change mitigation initiatives is also proposed as part of the strategic environmental assessment of land management documentation in Ukraine, in particular, to assess planning decisions for the Climate and Air Quality criterion in the context of assessing changes in CO₂ release/absorption as one of the greenhouse gases that affect climate change. In the context of The European Green Deal, the article examines approaches to assessing greenhouse gas absorption (decarbonization) which can be implemented in Ukraine both within the framework of strategic environmental assessment of land management documentation and in environmental measures for land management, since the principles of land management include ensuring the priority of environmental safety requirements, protection of land resources and restoration of soil fertility, productivity of agricultural land, and establishment of a regime for environmental protection, health, recreation, and historical and cultural purposes.