Combining green and traditional use of natural resources in the Republic of Belarus in the context of new regionalization

   The purpose of this study is to develop an optimal criterion for combining green and traditional use of natural resources in the Republic of Belarus in the context of new regionalization.

   This article concludes the study of the theory and practice of green economics for ensuring environmental security in China and Belarus. The methodological basis of the study was the theory of development of economic systems, developed by N. V. Gerasimov. The article used systemic, institutional and subject-functional methods. As a result, the authors developed criteria for the optimal combination of green and traditional use of natural resources in the context of ensuring economic and environmental security. The main criterion for the optimal combination of green and traditional use of natural resources in the context of ensuring economic and environmental security has been established, taking into account the peculiarities of the socio-economic model of the Republic of Belarus – the optimality of the combination of green and traditional use of natural resources is determined by the extent to which this combination contributes to: strengthening the socio-economic vitality of the Belarusian society, ensuring high political, economic, technical and technological adaptability to external and internal challenges and threats; creating conditions for preventing class-organized exploitation and fair distribution of added value; ensures economically sound and socially determined conservation of natural resources for current and future generations. The transformation of the criteria for the optimal combination of green and traditional use of natural resources in the Republic of Belarus under the influence of new regionalization is shown.

   The practical significance of the study's results lies in the potential for government agencies in the Republic of Belarus to apply the proposed practical recommendations for improving the transition to a green economy to ensure national and environmental security.

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