International Trends in the Field of Environmental Management: Legal Potential and Procedural Justifications of Modern Environmental Policy

Introduction . Modern changes in the ecological paradigm entail the proclamation of the inalienable rights of nature. However, the provision of legal status to the environment and its elements casts doubt on all the achievements of mankind and the value-based guidelines of society which means revolutionary changes in the way of life, internal structure and worldview of people. The main objective of the study is to analyze and systematize foreign experience in the scope of environmental management in order to objectively assess the effectiveness of the Earth rights implementation taking into account significant political, legislative and socio-economic changes leading to conflict in the implementation of relations between man, government and nature. Materials and Methods . Methodological tools focus on analytical building of ecosystem links in international environmental policy, modeling of a system for the development of adaptation management through the implementation of scientific knowledge and appropriate monitoring that identifies cases of environmental uncertainty. Results . Environmental strategies of different countries offer variable concepts that consider nature as an object of legal protection, universal human heritage, a source of resources necessary for a man, or a legal entity endowed with inalienable rights and freedoms. Differences in legal approaches are determined by sociocultural specifics of society dictating certain environmental strategies. However, the effectiveness of environmental policy is determined not only by the legal status of nature but also by the combination of factors: legislative, procedural, economic, etc., which together allows achieving efficiency in the field of environmental policy without resorting to rewriting the constitution and radical restructuring of the legal system. Discussion and Conclusion . Environmental management offers opportunities to modernize the relationship between man and nature building a harmonious paradigm that combines environmental values and human rights. In the scope of this concept, the issue of claiming the inalienable rights of nature remains open which gives rise to further research that allows us to assess advantages and disadvantages of the approach under consideration.