Reproduction Of Natural Resources Research Articles

Diversification as a tool for sustainable development of rural areas in the con-text of decentralization

The article substantiates diversification as a tool to ensure sustainable development of rural areas in decentralization, which contributes to increasing incomes of the rural population, increasing gross agricultural and non-agricultural products, ensuring the competitiveness of rural areas, achieving economic, food and environmental safety, rational use, protection and reproduction of natural resources. In the process of researching the level of sustainable development of rural areas, monographic and graphic methods and scientific generalization were used. The study identified internal factors that affect the sustainable development of rural areas. Social factors include living conditions, the situation on the labor market, the state of social infrastructure. Economic factors should include the provision of agricultural land, the state of diversification of agricultural and non-agricultural activities, the amount of investment in economic development, the level and structure of household income in rural areas. Environmental factors include the level of air pollution, the situation with waste, the use of freshwater, the application of fertilizers to soils, the production and restoration of forests, the level of investment in environmental protection. External factors influencing the sustainable development of rural areas include the political situation in the country and the world; decentralization process; state programs to support rural development and agriculture; the level of supply and demand for goods and services produced in a particular area, etc. It is substantiated that diversification is a tool to ensure sustainable development and strengthen the competitive advantages of rural areas. It is stipulated that attracting investments in rural development and diversification of economic activity will contribute to job creation; income growth of rural residents; the revival of local crafts, customs and crafts, improvement of villages and change of consciousness of villagers. Further research should be carried out in the direction of calculating the integrated index of sustainable development of rural areas in Ukraine to identify regional disparities in the social, economic and environmental spheres of the functioning of these areas in the context of decentralization.

Fiscal Policy Measures of Air Protection: Ukrainian Realities and the EU Experience

Nowadays environmental protection and the rational use of natural resources have become priorities of the state-building strategy in almost all developed countries of the world. Effective financing of these activities is required for the development and adoption of national targeted, local programs for environmental protection, for the sustainable development of society, for the rational use and reproduction of natural resources. The article is devoted to the research of the current tendencies of the use of fiscal policy measures in the implementation of the national environmental policy in the sphere of atmospheric air protection in Ukraine. The ways of improvement of environmental taxation and development of the main ways of development and expansion of the system of ecological taxation and ecological governance in Ukraine were discovered. Keywords: atmospheric air, environmental air safety, fiscal policy, environmental taxation, implementation of the national environmental policy,

ИССЛЕДОВАНИЕ ПОЛЕЙ МЕЛИОРАТИВНОГО ВОЗДЕЙСТВИЯ ЛЕСОХОЗЯЙСТВЕННЫХ УРОЧИЩ ПРИРОДНО - АНТРОПОГЕННЫХ ЛАНДШАФТОВ

Purpose: to study the zones of reclamation influence of forest management stow of natural anthropogenic landscapes (NAL). Methods: processing the extensive information of scientific publications on protective afforestation and visual modeling of the zones of reclamation influence of forest management stow on the NAL spheres. Results: the system of agricultural, water industry, urban, road, recreational, industrial and degraded NAL of the biogeographic region was displayed as an organized diagram, in which the figure of an assistant represents forest management stow. These natural boundaries contribute to the sustainability and productivity of NAL, the preservation of biodiversity, biologization and rehabilitation of geotechnical systems and degraded territories, and the provision of a comfortable environment in places where people live and rest. The possibilities of forest management stows to form various zones of reclamation influence were visually displayed in the form of a converging diagram. Such capabilities and abilities are characterized by: indicators of biomesoclimate, snow retention, regulation of local runoff and dust-air flows, soil fertility (water, thermal and air regimes, chemical and water-physical properties, conditions of mineral nutrition), reproduction of natural resources, and increasing agricultural productivity. At the same time, biodiversity is preserved, the sanitary state of water bodies is improved and their fullness increases, sanitary and hygienic, decorative and artistic, recreational and other roles are manifested. Conclusions: the zones of reclamation influence of forest management stow of NAL are determined by the following abilities: to create the intensity of material-energy manifestations and the dynamics of zones of reclamation influence, to promote the incompleteness of the biological cycles. This leads to the activation of certain possibilities of the zones of reclamation influence, depending on the characteristics of the forest plantation, biogeographic region, NAL, seasons and weather conditions.

Особенности рационального использования и воспроизводства природных ресурсов Ямало-Ненецкого автономного округа

Особенности рационального использования и воспроизводства природных ресурсов Ямало-Ненецкого автономного округа

Bioecological and phytocenological assessment of Equisetum arvense L. populations in the Great Caucasus of Azerbaijan

<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> The use and reproduction of natural resources that are interested in improving the living standards of the population is based studing of scientifically complex. Studying the biodiversity of medicinal plants based on cenological assesments are depending on their ecological diversity is always relevant. This study was aimed to estimate population of <em>Equisetum arvense</em> L. phytocenologically and ecologically and registrations during in different years.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> Ontogenetical descriptions of <em>Equisetum arvense</em> species have been shown according to form of ontogenetically periods. It has been used discrete descriptive conception of ontegenese and development stages of the individuals have been charactered. Results have been analysed by χ<sup>2</sup> comparison of criteria. </p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results</strong> Three natural cenopopulations and cenological state of <em>E. arvense</em> were assessed during 2017-2019 years. It is defined that, 1<sup>st </sup>and 3<sup>rd</sup> cenopopulations were transitions and 2<sup>nd</sup> was mature in 2017, in 2018 1<sup>st</sup> was young, 2<sup>nd</sup> and 3<sup>rd </sup>were mature, in 2019 1<sup>st</sup> and 2<sup>nd</sup> were young and 3<sup>rd</sup> was mature. Restoration of 1<sup>st</sup> and 2<sup>nd</sup> cenopopulations were higher in 2019 than in 2017-2018.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Conclusions:</strong> Properties of soil-climate condition in <em>E. arvense</em> formation has been a cause for a determining development rhythm feature in the Equiseta vegetation. Important changes in ecology temperature, dampness and other factors influence on strongly seasonal dynamism of grasses in the Zagatala territory, but semi-shrubs tier that <em>E. arvense</em> dominates is constant. Seasonal distribution of the atmosphere rainfalls influences on development dynamism of populations. For this reason restoration parameters of some populations were high in compared to previous years.</p>

TRANSFORMATION IN ECONOMY: FINANCIAL AND CREDIT SYSTEM AND MARKETING APPROACHES

TRANSFORMATION IN ECONOMY: FINANCIAL AND CREDIT SYSTEM AND MARKETING APPROACHES

PROBLEMS OF FORMATION OF LOCAL BUDGET REVENUES OF UKRAINE BY RENT PAYMENTS FOR THE SPECIAL USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES

The article presents the role of rent payments for the special use of natural resources in providing economic territorial development. Analysis of local budget revenues of Ukraine has confirmed that in the conditions of financial decentralization rent payments hold a special place among the state taxes. They are charged for the use of subsoil for mining and for purposes not related to mining, for the special use of forest resources and water. But local authorities do not receive funds from such activities, despite bearing the costs of environmental protection. The study showed that the current system of rent payments in Ukraine doesn’t encourage the rational use of natural resources, doesn’t ensure the real loss of society and doesn’t create a sufficient financial base for local budgets. In order to improve the effectiveness of rent relations, local authorities should direct their actions to the distribution of natural resources between economic entities of all forms of ownership, depending on the maximum economic effect, compliance with the legal norms necessary for the normal course of economic processes associated with rent relations and the prudent use of natural wealth. The assessment of the institute of rent payments in Ukraine shows that there are no payments for monopolization of resources; mismatch of tax rates to world requirements; not reflecting the real value of the natural wealth involved in reproduction; a wide range of tax benefits that have little incentive, regulatory and fiscal impact. It is proposed to add rent payments to the list of local taxes and fees. In accordance with the best global practices, the need to shift the tax burden to taxes related to the use of natural resources has been argued. It has been determined that low rent rates and a wide range of tax benefits do not encourage enterprises to innovate and modernize production. Tax reform should create a basis for taking the institute of rent payments in Ukraine to a new level, which will provide funding for environmental protection and reproduction of natural resources. Keywords : local budget revenues, rent tax system, rent payments for the special use of natural resources

Identification of organic pollutants of water in sources of water supply (using the example of the Astrakhan region)

In today’s diverse world, one of the most urgent tasks is environmental protection, rational use and reproduction of natural resources, conservation of biological diversity. The problem of clean water is one of the most important places in the solution of this problem because surface waters are the most sensitive natural environment link. Without careful monitoring of the state indicated by the latter, it is impossible to prevent the occurrence of adverse environmental situations, maintain the health of the nation and ensure the quality of life. Based on the results of the analysis of indicators of the quality of the water source, the required volumes of water for the consumer and the requirements of the consumer for the produced water, a decision is made on the technology for purifying the required water. Special climatic conditions (sharply continental climate, high summer temperatures, low water levels, etc.) negatively affect the quality indicators of the water source. The article presents the results of a study of surface water by microbiological indicators and phytoplankton. Water was investigated in the area of the channel-type surface water intake structure located in the Astrakhan region on the Volga. It is revealed that the river belongs to the category of dirty. Moreover, there is a positive trend in the development of this process. Applied water treatment technologies are not able to fulfill the tasks to ensure a safe drinking regime. It is known that chlorination of water during water treatment does not affect the removal of metabolites secreted by massively developing species of cyanobacteria (blue-green algae). The recommendations for improving water treatment facilities are made.

Strategic Directions of Environmental Management in the Region

In the article the author scientifically justified the choice of strategic directions of environmental activities in the region, which provide the formation of a real trend of gradual improvement of the environmental situation.
 The author uses a variety of methodological tools. The tools include methods of analysis, generalization, design, statistical methods.
 Aggravation of environmental problems requires regionalization of environmental policy, regulation and management of natural resources in the long term. Currently, the need to develop an effective strategy for environmental protection in the region is being actualized. Environmental consequences of economic activity arise and manifest themselves in a particular area. The local nature of anthropogenic impact on the processes of reproduction of natural resources and the state of the environment require the search for ways to effectively solve environmental problems, taking into account the characteristics of natural factors and conditions of the territory. It is necessary to analyze the specifics of the production and spatial structure of the regional production complex. The development of the environmental strategy provides for the definition of the environmental mission of the region and its ecological image of the future. When developing the strategy, priority environmental goals and objectives are selected. These tasks are then detailed in specific environmental programs. Further, the mechanism of their implementation is developed, the analysis and evaluation of the results and consequences of the implementation of programs are carried out. At the same time, the ecological mission of the region and its ecological image of the future are based on the analysis of internal and external factors that affect the formation of the ecological situation in the region. Further opportunities and threats for ensuring ecological safety of development of regional economy and habitat of people are revealed. The authors consider the regional environmental program as the main tool for planning, forecasting and practical implementation of regional environmental policy. The regional environmental programme facilitates the coordination of environmental activities in the region. Regional programs are developed within the framework of long-term forecasting and include strategic interests of Ukraine.
 The conditions of implementation of the environmental strategy in the region and the problems of creating economic tools to stimulate environmental protection measures, modern legal support of environmental policy are analyzed. The authors identify the features of financing environmental activities in Ukraine and explore innovative aspects of environmental safety of the national economy.
 The researchers revealed the place of the ecological subsystem in the structure of programs of socio-economic development of the region, analyzed the basic methodological and methodical bases of formation of the strategy of environmental protection in the region. The authors scientifically justified the choice of strategic directions of environmental activities in the region, which provide the formation of a real trend of gradual improvement of the environmental situation. The recommendations on improving the management mechanism of the regional ecological and economic system are substantiated.

Державна екологічна політика України та правовий механізм її формування і реалізації

The paper identifies the strategical objectives of state ecological policy, which are declared in official documents of Ukraine for the stage of its independence and due to them, the vectors of the state ecological policy are characterized and their concretization is determined that witnesses not only about sharpening the ecological problems, but also their awareness by authority in the course of exercise of state administration activities. The state administration system significantly influences the protection, efficient use and reproduction of natural resources, the effective combination of functions of management of nature and environment defence, ensuring environmentally secure existence for the present and future generations. Such impact is carried out through the state ecological management, that is, the ecological policy formation and implementation. It is clarified that the legal mechanism is the base for the public administration in the field of the ecological policy implementation, and this mechanism must ensure the fulfilment of the scientifically substantiated principles for environment defence, the efficient use of natural resources, and the ecological security of human vital activities, establish the scientifically substantiated regulations of behavior for humans, enterprises and organizations in the area of ecology. The state ecological policy formation and implementation are inevitably connected with the formation and implementation of the corresponding policy on supranational and subjective levels, in particular, in terms of using the legal regulation as the policy tool and the base of its legal mechanism. Building the legal mechanism for the ecological policy formation and implementation with description of the legal regulation tools in terms of the policy levels allows to establish the interconnections among the levels, and determine the content of the present interaction. The author identifies and characterizes the interaction criteria for the detailed tools of the legal regulation among the policy levels.

МОДЕРНІЗАЦІЯ СИСТЕМИ ЕКОЛОГІЧНОЇ БЕЗПЕКИ ЕКОЛОГО-ЕКОНОМІЧНОГО РОЗВИТКУ

The article describes in detail the essence of the ecological modernization concept, modernization conceptual provisions of the ecological safety system of sustainable development and system structure of the ecological modernization. The basic stages of theory development of the ecological modernization are considered. It has been established that eco-modernization determines the transition from a pre-green society through complex, long-lasting reforms to a green one. It envisages improvement of economic, political and social mechanisms of social development, assimilation of advanced industrial and information technologies for a certain historical period, economic forms, accompanying social and political institutions. Environmental modernization should become a nationwide strategy, making it possible to mobilize and concentrate the country’s existing resources to meet the challenges. The transition to a sustainable development model requires a harmonious combination of socio-economic growth and environmental security. An important role in this process is played by the application harmonization of technical, technological and organizational-economic innovations in the resource and environmental sphere. The introduction of innovative scientific and technological solutions, the development of high-tech industries will help increase the economy competitiveness and align its interests with the environmental and social spheres. In order to develop a mechanism for managing the ecological modernization of socio-economic development, it is necessary to establish its key tasks: the modernization type formation of environmentally-oriented activity of society; the ecological safety guarantee of innovative updating of enterprise production; the management actions coordination in the regional development system on the basis of updating the interests balance between business, government and society; enhanced reproduction of natural resources and factors based on updated technologies. Today, environmental modernization in Ukraine cannot be achieved on a large scale because of its focus on economic growth policy rather than sustainable development. The priority tasks of modernization of socio-economic development with the management purpose of ecological modernization are defined. The technological platforms of ecological development, their purpose, tasks and main directions of realization are analyzed. Keywords: environmental modernization, theory of environmental modernization, sustainable development, environmental technologies.

TOOLS OF THE FINANCIAL CREDIT MECHANISM OF FINANCING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION OF CHERKASY REGION

Domestic economy has been largely driven by the agrarian sector in recent years. Agricultural companies need funds to finance their current activities, introduction of new technologies, insurance of existing risks, development of trade and transport infrastructure. For this purpose, they use their own and borrowed financial resources. However, the agrarian business is trapped in limited access to resources in the presence of a large number of financial instruments in the Ukrainian market. Research on the financial support of agricultural enterprises, including agricultural producers, shows that they mostly work at their own expense. Although the share of self-financing of economic activity is considerable, it is not sufficient to meet all needs. As agrarian business has certain peculiarities, it imprints on instruments of accumulation and use of financial resources in this sector of economy. The article deals with the problems related to the financial support of the agricultural production of Ukraine, which highlights the ways to improve the financial and credit support of agricultural production in Ukraine. The economic and legal mechanism of regulation of agrarian entrepreneurship of Ukraine with determination of directions of its development on the basis of optimization of production and social infrastructure, increase of competitiveness of agricultural production, increase of its volumes, improvement of quality and safety of gricultural production, environmental protection and reproduction of natural resources, increase of natural resources, increase rural population.

EIA (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT) AS A MECHANISM FOR ENSURING ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

In modern conditions, the interaction of society and nature is often manifested in the emergence, reconstruction, modernization of various types of economic objects, which is necessarily accompanied by a change in parameters, qualitative and quantitative characteristics of the environment. The magnitude and mass character of such transformations cause environmental implications in accordance with the presumption of the negative impact of economic objects of various degrees of adversity. The latter, with an impressive rate, have transformed socio-economic growth into a category with significant negative anthropogenic factors, limiting or minimizing which is the key to the effective survival of mankind. A profound understanding of this fact contributed to the emergence of many environmental protection strategies and concepts that proposed various ways of harmonizing the interaction of society and nature. However, a small fraction of them was of a preventive nature. Among the ways, methods, mechanisms that would ensure an environmentally safe environment, preventing negative environmental implications were environmental assessment, environmental expertise, strategic environmental assessment and environmental impact assessment. Being genetically interrelated, they became an effective means of environmental policy at the level of regions or countries.The publication analyzes the latest legislation that regulates the sequence and the procedure of conducting environmental impact assessment as a tool for identifying all possible environmental implications of the planned activities. The organizational and legal aspects of implementation of separate stages in the procedure of environmental impact assessment are specified. The ways of realization of interaction of subjects of environmental impact assessment with the aim of preventing environmental harm, ensuring environmental safety, environmental protection, rational use and reproduction of natural resources, in the process of making decisions on conducting economic activity, which can have a significant impact on the environment, are highlighted. Considerable attention is paid to the means of realization by the public of their right to make comments in the process of public discussion of the planned activities in the procedure of environmental impact assessment as a basis for taking into account the interests of the community.

Міжгалузеві зв’язки системи природоресурсного права

The article deals with the study of inter-branch links of the system of natural resource law with other elements of the system of law through the analysis of their inter-sectoral interaction, inter-sectoral mutual influence, inter-sectoral legal regulation and conflict management. It is determined that the study of the institute of interbranch relations of the system of natural resources law should lead ultimately to highly effective regulation of legal relations in the field of use and reproduction of natural resources and to ensure stability and stability of the whole system of natural resources law and legislation. Intersectoral links provide the interaction of natural resource law with other elements of the legal system, aimed at regulating natural resource-based social relations, as well as the balance between different legal branches in order to eliminate conflicts within the law. Intersectoral links of natural resources law have two directions of influence on social relations: the first is aimed at interaction with other branches of law and their elements in order to achieve a certain right result, the other – to resolve conflicts within the system of law by identifying the actions of one of the conflict industries. Key words: system of natural resource law, intersectoral connections, intersectoral interaction, intersectoral mutual influence, intersectoral legal regulation, collision regulation.

Legal aspects of non-exhaustive use of land

The problem of the non-exhaustive use of land, the restoration of their qualitative indicators, the reproduction of natural resources in one way or another were considered in the writings of scientists, but the essence and understanding of the concept of non-exhaustive use of land was not analyzed. The article emphasizes that current land and environmental legislation widely uses the phrase “non-exhaustive use”, but its legal content is not disclosed at all. In addition, the term “non-exhaustive use” is used in national legislation without filling it with any content. The article emphasizes that the term “exhausting use” is associated with such categories as: reduction of quantitative and qualitative indicators in the use of land and other natural resources, reduction of land productivity, loss of soil fertility, land use in a way that impairs their natural quality, etc. Thus, “non-exhaustive use” should be aimed primarily at the preservation and restoration of both land and other natural resources. The article is devoted to the research of topical issues concerning the definition of the non-exhaustive use of land and the peculiarities of such use. The article defines the need for legislative consolidation of such concepts as “non-exhaustive use”, “rational use”, “restoration”, “reproduction”, which leads to the emergence of legal gaps in the mechanism of regulation of land relations. The author of the article emphasizes that non-exhaustive use of land is a use which is connected, first of all, with the preservation of a qualitative state of land. Non-exhaustive use of land resources provides sustainable agricultural production, forestry and soil productivity. It is proposed to consider non-exhaustive use of land as a use (mode of use), which preserves the qualitative properties of land and qualitative and quantitative indicators of other natural resources, inextricably linked with the land.

ЕКОЛОГІЧНИЙ МЕНЕДЖМЕНТ ЯК ФАКТОР ЕКОЛОГО-ЕКОНОМІЧНОЇ СТІЙКОСТІ ТА РОЗВИТКУ ПРОМИСЛОВОГО ПІДПРИЄМСТВА В СИСТЕМІ ОХОРОНИ ПРАЦІ

The paper explores the structure of environmental management, directions in implementing green polices and specific types of environmental activities at the enterprise. Within a range of actions to enhance environmental and energy saving activities, the implementation and targeted use of the economic mechanism to affect production is paramount, since it creates favourable environment and encourages employees immediate motivation to ensure the rational utilization, protection and reproduction of natural resources. This mechanism is based on managerial economic methods, the essence of which is managing interests and managing through interests. Managerial economic methods include planning, business accounting and economic incentives. These methods affect production through the application of such economic tools as pricing, funding, lending policies, economic sanctions and incentives, long-term economic standards, etc. The specifics of implementing an enterprise environmental management system in line with Ukrainian and international standards has been explored along with disclosing all its pros and cons. The environmental management framework is part of the overall business management system which includes organizational structure, planning, division of responsibilities, applied methods, procedures, processes and resources needed for the development, implementation, analysis and building of environmental policy. Taking a decision in favour of such a system, managers make use of its financial advantages (resources and assets saving, enhancing production efficiency, developing potential markets) and as well as assume risks associated with inappropriate attitude towards company environmental policies, which this system will fundamentally change (accidents, regulatory sanctions, difficulties in attracting new investors including foreign ones, barriers in obtaining bank loans by consumers, etc.).

Identification of organic pollutants of water in sources of water supply (on the example of the astrakhan region)

In today’s diverse world, one of the most urgent tasks is environmental protection, rational use and reproduction of natural resources, conservation of biological diversity. The problem of clean water is one of the most important places in the solution of this problem because surface waters are the most sensitive natural environment link. Without careful monitoring of the state indicated by the latter, it is impossible to prevent the occurrence of adverse environmental situations, maintain the health of the nation and ensure the quality of life. Based on the results of the analysis of indicators of the quality of the water source, the required volumes of water for the consumer and the requirements of the consumer for the produced water, a decision is made on the technology for purifying the required water. Special climatic conditions (sharply continental climate, high summer temperatures, low water levels, etc.) negatively affect the quality indicators of the water source. The article presents the results of a study of surface water by microbiological indicators and phytoplankton. Water was investigated in the area of the channel-type surface water intake structure located in the Astrakhan region on the Volga. It is revealed that the river belongs to the category of dirty. Moreover, there is a positive trend in the development of this process. Applied water treatment technologies are not able to fulfill the tasks to ensure a safe drinking regime. It is known that chlorination of water during water treatment does not affect the removal of metabolites secreted by massively developing species of cyanobacteria (blue-green algae). The authors made recommendations for improving water treatment facilities.

Еколого-економічні механізми управління природокористуванням в агроекосистемах

Розглянуто важливу роль розроблених нових і використання діючих еколого-економічних механізмів управління в галузях агроекосистем, що сприяють раціональному використанню і відтворенню природних ресурсів. Проведено аналіз діючих механізмів, які становлять основу гармонійного поєднання принципів для природокористування в агроекосистемах. Обґрунтовано особливості дії космічного механізму, який є сукупністю станів і процесів природного походження, та за своєю масштабністю дії він здатний не тільки спричиняти розвитку негативних наслідків, що призводять до непередбачених утрат, але й забезпечувати одержання в окремих фазах циклу сонячної активності економічного ефекту від виробництва сільськогосподарської культури. Наведено основні принципи еколого-економічних механізмів управління використанням та охороною земель. Акцентовано увагу на моніторингу як складу економічного механізму, який всебічно аналізує на макро- і мікрорівні регіонів виробничу сферу за найвагомішими показниками еколого-економічного спрямування. На основі проведених досліджень зроблено висновок, що для забезпечення ефективного ведення сільськогосподарського виробництва структура системи еколого-економічного управління має бути доповнена космічним механізмом, який сприяє вирішенню еколого-економічних і соціальних проблем у суспільному виробництві.

Revisiting neoliberalism in the oceans: Governmentality and the biopolitics of ‘improvement’ in the Irish and European fisheries

Foucault’s account of the emergence of biopolitics in the late 18th century helps frame the political economy of ‘improvements’ as an environmental project linked to the well-being of the population. Since the 1970s, biopolitical concerns have shifted towards non-human populations and the reproduction of natural resources and ecosystems. This has become evident in the European fisheries, where after decades of exploitation greatly intensified since the 1960s, the extractive demands of the fishing industry have caught up with the reproductive capacities of most commercially targeted fish stocks. This contradiction has given rise to a new political economy of ‘improvements’ that seeks to sustain the biological health of commercially targeted fish populations while maintaining an economically profitable fishing industry. Central to this transition is the active role that fishers are expected to play in sustainably managing the fish stocks they exploit while adapting to ‘green’ market opportunities. Tradeable quota systems, eco-accreditation schemes and community-based resource management have all emerged as managerial strategies for inciting the active participation of fishers in this ‘common’ project of sustainable development. Drawing on Foucault’s perspective of governmentality, this paper argues that these strategies represent distinct but overlapping apparatuses of neoliberal governmentality that are representative of broader tendencies within environmental governance today.

On the Need for Economic Assessment of Natural Capital (A Case Study of Tomsk Oblast)

This article presents the rationale for the need to take into account and assess natural capital as an important factor for viable managerial decision-making concerning the study, use and reproduction of natural resources in the interests of sustainable development. The activity of authorities in Tomsk oblast was used as an example in examining the issues related to integration of accounting and assessing natural capital and ecosystem services in the system of managerial decision-making. We used strategic and normative documents of Tomsk oblast, departmental information and material from previous research into assessments of natural capital. A rationale is given for the need to improve the institutional conditions for proper inventory and assessment of all functions of natural capital and ecosystems in managerial decision-making, namely the development of the monitoring system for economic value in the sphere of environmental management which is based on the system of ecological-economic accounting and constitutes a set of coherent statistical indicators reflecting the status of natural capital. The mechanism is suggested for generation of the information-methodological base of economic assessment of natural capital. It is determined that a qualitatively new information basis integrated into the system of regional management. Qualitatively new information basis integrated into the regional government system will make it possible not to simply obtain information on the flows of expenditures and benefits in the sphere of environmental management but also to ensure interaction between state and municipal authorities and with organizations and the population. The monitoring system for economic value of natural capital and ecosystem services integrated into the region’s executive bodies will permit adaptive governance of environmental management of the region in the face of changes and uncertainty.