DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT OF ECO-ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN THE CHELYABINSK REGION: ECONOMIC AND LEGAL ASPECTS

Abstract

The rapid development of social production over the past century and a half has led to environmental pollution and the gradual depletion of natural resources. The aggravation of environmental problems negatively affects the quality of life, provokes an increase in morbidity and mortality of the population, and a decrease in the productivity of natural resources contributes to a drop in economic growth. One of the ways to solve the totality of these problems is the development of environmental entrepreneurship, which has unique properties: such activities are associated with ensuring the preservation and restoration of the environment, and, at the same time, contributes to the development of public production. There is still no definition and signs of eco-entrepreneurship in Russian legislation, but various legal acts provide for the support of enterprises engaged in activities aimed at protecting the environment. A special role in the development of eco-entrepreneurship in the regions belongs to the subjects of the federation themselves through the implementation of projects in the field of environmental monitoring, the introduction of regional environmental standards, the implementation of various measures to support ecoentrepreneurs, etc. The Chelyabinsk region has become one of the first regions to develop and implement best practices in solving environmental problems.