THE DEVELOPMENT OF VIRGIN LANDS OF BAIKAL SIBERIA AND THE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH FOR SUSTAINABLE LAND USE OF TERRITORIES: HISTORICAL ASPECTS

A retrospective analysis of the impact of the development of virgin lands of Baikal Siberia on the growth of the agro-industrial potential of the Irkutsk region is carried out. The main pluses and minuses of the influence of land development and use on the properties and ecological condition of soils have been revealed. The necessity of conducting constant scientific and environmental monitoring to support projects for the development of virgin and fallow lands, landscape reclamation, creation and control of projects for landscape-adaptive agriculture and land management is substantiated.