Law. Human. Environment

Ways to improve the regulatory and legal framework for the activities of scientific institutions in the agro-industrial complex in the field of sustainable development and environmental protection

Vyacheslav Lepekha, Serhiy Slyusarenko
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The aim of the study was to assess the regulatory and legal framework for the functioning of scientific institutions and ways to improve their effectiveness in addressing key environmental issues. The following methods were used in the study: content analysis of regulatory and legal acts governing sustainable development of economic activity in Ukraine; comparative analysis of the activities of scientific institutes in Ukraine, France, Germany and Switzerland in the field of sustainable development and environmental safety; and contextual analysis of the implementation of a codified regulatory framework in the management of national research institutes in the agro-industrial segment. It was found that research in the field of sustainable development is a key prerequisite for the effective development of the agro-industrial segment. In Ukraine, the activities of research institutes in the agro-industrial complex are hampered by a fragmented regulatory and legal framework, the lack of a universal definition of sustainable development in the national legal field, the lack of incentives for conducting relevant research in the segment, and the limited adaptation of European and international standards in sustainable development management, in particular environmental protection. Based on the experience of individual European Union member states – France, Germany and Switzerland – the following recommendations have been developed: the development of a single legislative act to regulate the activities of scientific institutions in the agro-industrial complex, the integration of pan- European standards of sustainable development into the Ukrainian regulatory framework, introduction of mechanisms to stimulate research in the field of sustainable development and environmental protection, as well as the introduction of a unified system for monitoring and controlling research on sustainable development in the agro-industrial complex. The results of the work can be used to improve the effectiveness of research in the agro-industrial complex

Keywords

Triple Bottom Line model; rational use of resources; food security; economic benefits; systematisation; codification; resource management

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Lepekha, V., & Slyusarenko, S. (2025). Ways to improve the regulatory and legal framework for the activities of scientific institutions in the agro-industrial complex in the field of sustainable development and environmental protection. Law. Human. Environment, 16(4), 158-176. https://doi.org/10.31548/law/4.2025.158
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