Horielova, Veronika YuriivnaГорєлова, Вероніка Юріївна2024-12-112024Horielova V.Y. Mutual responsibility of the state and the individual for the ecological state of the environment / V. Y. Horielova // Національні інтереси України. - 2024. - № 2(2). - C.144-151. DOI https://doi.org/10.52058/3041-1793-2024-2(2)-144-1513041-1793https://doi.org/10.52058/3041-1793-2024-2(2)-144-151https://dspace.krok.edu.ua/handle/krok/4672The article examines the current state and problematic aspects of liability in the environmental sphere and nature management, which is a "sustainable issue", the solution of which is complicated, firstly by military conflicts, environmental and man-made disasters.It is emphasised that the highest value is a human being, his or her life and well-being, which are inextricably linked and dependent on the quality of the environment.The fact that this issue affects almost all aspects of human activity highlights the importance of finding ways to solve it.Responsibility in the environmental sphere, therefore, should be seen, on the one hand, as the responsibility of the state to the individual, and, on the other hand, as the responsibility of the individual for the damage caused to the environment.The article investigates the peculiarities of positive (ensuring rational use of nature, identifying risks and threats to the environment and preventing them, etc.) and negative responsibility of the State for the ecological state of the environment to a person, which should not be viewed from the standpoint of "guilty without guilt", but as unsatisfactory work of state bodies to prevent environmental threats.The features of positive and negative human responsibility for the ecological state of the environment are also considered.Due to the absence of legislative consolidation, the article offers the author's definition of the understanding of damage to the environment -as negative consequences resulting from irrational or illegal interference.Summarising the experts research, the article concludes that there is an inequality of responsibility between the subjects of environmental law.In the context of inadequate state environmental control and a high level of environmental violations, it would be correct to introduce public control and give such control broad powers to ensure compliance withenvironmental legislation, which will serve to preserve the environment and strengthen law and order.enresponsibilityenvironmental lawenvironmental sphereenvironmental safetynatural environmentArticlehttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6536-2422