Promotion of environmental knowledge as a condition for the formation of ecological culture

Aim. To study the importance of promoting environmental knowledge, to identify its role in the formation of environmental culture in modern Russian society and to analyse the main problems of regulating the process of formation of environmental culture as a new social necessity.In order to achieve the goal, scientific literature, regulations and law enforcement practice, theoretical system analysis, comparative legal method and general scientific methods were used.The state and non‐state sector should take measures to educate citizens in responsible environmental behavior by promoting environmental culture, introducing environmental education and forming a special environmentally‐oriented consumption model. Undeservedly, the process of forming an environmental culture is restricted exclusively to educational and educational purposes and, as a consequence there are gaps in the legal framework for regulating environmental education and the retraining of personnel.The significance of the formation of an environmental culture in the context of new public policy priorities is beyond doubt.Attention should be paid to stimulating lawful, socially active behavior in the sphere of formation of environmental culture as a new social necessity. The expansion environmental education, the elimination of the declarative nature of environmental legislation regarding the training of specialists in the field of ensuring environmental safety, and the resolution of the issue of unifying requirements for heads of organizations and specialists in the field of environmental protection and environmental safety at the level of federal law are seen as necessary conditions. Propaganda reflected in the legal domain, should become an effective tool for increasing the environmental knowledge of the population and the creation of a high level of environmental culture.