Environmental consequences of military actions for land resources of Sniguriv community of Mykolaiv region
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https://doi.org/10.33730/2310-4678.3.2025.342529Keywords:
military aggression of the Russian Federation, belligerent landscape, ecosystems, soil pollution, soil degradation, agriculture, losses, threats, restoration of land resourcesAbstract
The article shows that the actions of the military aggression of the Russian Federation lead to significant destruction of various types of ecosystems and natural resources of the landscape sphere. The main attention is paid to soil contamination with hazardous substances, littering of the territory, destruction of agricultural landscapes, degradation of agricultural lands caused by shelling and bombing, movement and deployment of the aggressor’s military equipment. It is predicted that the identified consequences of military actions on the lands of Snihurivka and other territorial communities of the Mykolaiv region will have a long-term negative impact on agriculture due to a decrease in soil fertility, on natural ecosystems due to a violation of the hydrological regime and biota structure, and will pose potential threats to the life and health of the population. The ecological and economic losses from the deterioration of the quality of land resources and their pollution, clogging and mechanical damage by military actions have been identified. The directions for the restoration of land resources after the end of military actions have been proposed, which include reclamation, bioremediation and other types of pollution cleaning, the use of modern agronomic practices, monitoring the condition of lands, restoration of ecosystems and the involvement of international assistance. The importance of harmonizing systemic approaches to ecosystems and complex approaches to integrated management to solve environmental problems of the landscape sphere that arise as a result of military conflicts to ensure sustainable development of the agricultural sphere of communities in the conditions of post-war restoration has been emphasized.
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