State policy in the sphere of environmental protection: the regulatory aspect

The purpose of the article is to analyze the normative and legal aspect of public policy in the field of environmental protection and generalize the relevant legislative basis. Research results. The understanding of the concept of "sphere of the environment" and the content of its legal regulation are generalized. It is substantiated that under the European integration, adaptation of international experience to domestic legal realities, as well as harmonization of national and international legislation the development of the latest forms and methods of environmental protection is an urgent issue. Practical meaning. It is noted that there is a critical need to develop new and improve existing legal acts, taking into account modern trends, since the war unleashed by Russia on the territory of Ukraine causes critical damage to the environment and ecology of Ukraine, and accordingly, such actions must be properly qualified. Value/originality. The perspective of further research is the need to analyze the methods of protection in the field of environmental protection, which are defined as effective tools for the protection of nature from harmful effects. Informative and complementary to research is the question of using international experience in improving the relevant national mechanism.