Policy brief on the reform of legal responsibility for environmental offenses

Despite the fact that the man-made load on the environment in Ukraine is 4-5 times higher than in developed countries, the level of compliance with environmental legislation remains low. The reason for this is a whole range of factors, from corruption in the State Environmental Inspectorate and law enforcement agencies, inconsistency of the current model of legal responsibility with modern conditions of the market economy, to the still low level of environmental awareness and economic well-being of the population.