THE NATIONAL REPORT ON THE STATE OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN UKRAINE IN 2021 AND ITS AREAS OF CONCERN

The author focuses on one of the key analytical documents of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine — the National Report on the State of the Environment in Ukraine. The importance of presenting the systematized results of monitoring studies of the ecological situation in the country and regions is characterized. The peculiarities of the participation of state bodies in the system of ecological monitoring in collecting the necessary information are determined. It is noted that the presented list of subjects is assigned to the relevant areas of monitoring. It is noted that the current procedure for obtaining information on the environmental situation is inefficient and ineffective. Accordingly, this may negatively affect the quality of the content of the Analytical Report. The structure of the Analytical Report, which was determined in order to fully cover the environmental situation in the country, is described. The study found that in recent years, the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources of Ukraine has not publicly presented the National Report on the state of the environment, due to quarantine restrictions and minimization of bureaucratic burden on the Ministry. It is noted that at the same time the Ministry continued to present regional reports on the official website divided up by regions. It was found that national and regional reports differ in their structure, which leads to the devaluation of the regional format due to their limitations. It is noted that in the future, regional reports can be a replacement or continuation of the national one, as long as a single structure is fulfilled. The important role of the National Report on the State of the Environment in Ukraine in the development of regulations, targeted programs to improve the environmental situation in Ukraine is pointed out.