The substance and content of environmental supervisory activities in the Russian Federation

Abstract

This paper attempts to consider some aspects of the state institute for supervision in the field of environmental activities in Russia. The existing gaps and conflicts in the system for ensuring the proper implementation of environmental law are factors for the need for the state to apply the institutional and legal mechanisms, the analysis of which was presented in this study. One of the most important institutions of environmental protection is the environmental supervision. The existing legislation of the Russian Federation regulates the order and the system of executive authorities, as well as the legal status of environmental entities. However, in practical activities of the environmental legal relations entities, problems arise in the enforcement of environmental law. The article describes the main aspects of the formation, development and operation of environmental supervisory activities in the Russian Federation, presents the interpretation of the basic tools of the environmental protection supervision system in the Russian Federation, and also some problems of law enforcement in this area are identified, and possible solutions are suggested. The purpose of the study is to identify areas of improvement of state environmental protection as the most important tool for managing environmental quality and environmental safety in Russia.