The improvement of the regional mechanism for the rational use and protection of agricultural land in the Russian Federation on the example of the Lipetsk region

Abstract

This article examines the composition and condition of the lands in the Lipetsk region and determines the main causes hindering the creation of an effective mechanism for the rational use and protection of lands. In line with modern land reforms in the region, the authors substantiated the need for a systematic and comprehensive implementation of a land policy. Having assessed the land reforms in the Lipetsk region, the authors revealed some current problems in public administration and land management. Insufficient and fragmented information on land use was considered one of the main challenges. At present, there is no comprehensive reliable information about many land plots, their boundaries, and the lands of special purpose. Cadastral works require further regulation, and there are many contradictions in the current state registers. All this confirms the need for further comprehensive reform in land legislation aimed at creating an effective system for the rational use and protection of land with special emphasis on agricultural land. To solve the problems in land management relations at the regional level, the authors proposed developing the Law “Fundamentals of the Legal Regulation of Land Relations in the Lipetsk Region”, which should reflect the objectives and principles of sustainable socioeconomic development of the region in the long term.