LEGISLATIVE MECHANISMS FOR PRESERVING BIODIVERSITY AND COMBATING INVASIVE FLORA AS A CONDITION FOR THE ECOLOGICAL SAFETY OF LANDSCAPES
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The paper examines legislative mechanisms
for biodiversity conservation and combating invasive
flora as key instruments for ensuring the ecological
safety of landscapes. Emphasis is placed on the need
to improve the regulatory framework in the field of
environmental protection, taking into account current
environmental challenges. It analyzes existing national
and international legal acts that regulate biodiversity
conservation, as well as the specifics of the legal
regime for managing invasive plant species. Particular
attention is paid to the harmonization of Ukrainian
legislation with European environmental standards.
The novelty of the study lies in identifying gaps in
current legislation and justifying the need to integrate
a comprehensive approach to regulating activities
related to introduced species. Recommendations are
made for improving the legal framework for
monitoring, control, and accountability for the spread
of invasive plants. The work emphasizes the
importance of interagency cooperation and
environmental education as components of effective
implementation of environmental protection policy.
Keywords: biodiversity, invasive flora, ecological
safety, legal regulation, landscape ecology, nature
conservation.
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Preserving biodiversity and counteracting the
spread of invasive plant species are important
conditions for ensuring the ecological safety of
landscapes, especially in the context of growing
anthropogenic pressure and climate change. Invasive
plant species pose a serious threat to natural
ecosystems as they displace native flora, disrupt the
natural balance, and cause habitat degradation.
According to the International Union for Conservation
of Nature, biological invasions are the second most
significant cause of biodiversity loss worldwide.
In the Ukrainian context, the problem of
combating invasive flora remains insufficiently
regulated at the legislative level, which reduces the
effectiveness of environmental policy (Hulme et al.,
2022). At the same time, harmonizing national
environmental legislation with European approaches,
in particular the requirements of the European Strategy
on Invasive Alien Species (Regulation (EU)
No. 1143/2014, 2014), opens up new opportunities for
creating an effective system to manage this challenge
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Honcharuk, V., Parakhnenko, V., Kyselov, Y., Borovyk, P., Udovenko, I. (2025). Legislative mechanisms for preserving biodiversity and combating invasive flora as a condition for the ecological safety of landscapes. Journal Environmental Problems, 10(4), 355–366. DOI: https://doi.org/10.23939/ep2025.04.355