PUBLIC POLICIES IN THE FUNCTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - THE IMPORTANCE AND THE ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SOCIETY AND THE STATE

Abstract

In today’s time of rapid and constant changes, especially marked by the interests and demands of the states to achieve growth and development faster, the topic and problems of environmental protection are becoming the focus of interest. The importance of environmental issues in the present day is also reflected in the fact that many states within their governments have separate ministries (departments) for environmental issues. The essence of this is to work directly on the prevention of environmental pollution, to which the modern world and contemporary societies are inevitably exposed. The aim is to protect and preserve the stability of total biodiversity and thus all other relationships. The problems of formulating and implementing public policies in the function of environmental protection are inevitably expressed in the modern world. Only adequate public policies aimed at the environmental sector can produce positive results in terms of preventing further pollution of planet Earth and maintaining a natural balance. An analysis of the content of the relevant documentation, as well as the presentation of the specific role of states in this context and the current situation in the countries of the European Union, will draw relevant conclusions that public environmental policies are one of the key public policies for the development of society and states.