Government approves procedure for land and soil monitoring

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine adopted Resolution No. 848 dated 23 July 2024 “On approval of the Procedure for monitoring of land and soil”, developed by the State Service of Ukraine for Geodesy, Cartography and Cadastre.

The approved Procedure defines the mechanism for monitoring of land and soil, which is carried out in order to timely detect changes in the condition of land, pollution and soil properties, assess the implementation of land protection measures, preserve and restore soil fertility, prevent the impact of negative processes and eliminate the consequences of such impact.

The implementation of this Government Resolution will ensure the monitoring of land and soil, which will increase the efficiency of state regulation in the field of land relations.

The Resolution shall enter into force simultaneously with the Law of Ukraine No. 2973-IX dated 20 March 2023 “On amendments to certain legislative acts of Ukraine on the state system of environmental monitoring, information on the state of the environment (environmental information) and information support of environmental management”, i.e. six months after the date of cancellation or termination of martial law in Ukraine.