Green chain

The paper proposes to introduce cost functions for any major project that can affect the ecological state of the region. Such an environmental passport of a project allows one to evaluate in understandable terms the environmental damage caused. The project can only be implemented if other work is carried out in the region to compensate for this damage, that is, bringing environmental benefits to this region. The overall balance of damage must be negative, that is, projects must bring more environmental benefits than cause environmental damage, or in the worst case, the balance may be zero in certain regions at certain stages. It is proposed to analyze the “Green Chains”, that is, to interpret the measure of the strength of an ecosystem based on the strength of the weakest species, which is subject to the greatest risk of extinction. Some species of animals and plants can have a key impact on the sustainability of the ecological balance, so even the disappearance of a single species can cause irreparable damage to the ecology of a region. It is proposed to create maps of environmental value based on the criterion of the value of a biocenosis for the biodiversity of planet Earth, and not from the position of the potential economic value of the region and not on the basis of environmental significance from the position of favorable human habitation in this territory. In some cases, in order to preserve unique species of animals, it may perhaps be advisable to evict the inhabitants of this region, but only on the basis of the principles of voluntariness, respect for all rights, and the formation of economic and other interests in participating in such processes.