Ecological state of the land resources of the Republic of Belarus

Abstract

The implementation of measures to intensify agriculture without taking into account
natural conditions, compositional features and properties of individual components of the soil cover
inevitably leads to its degradation. To the greatest extent, these changes are evident on drained peat
soils, which are characterized by environmental instability. In this scientific work, an assessment of
the land and resource potential was carried out using four main methodological approaches: a point
system, index values, cost indicators and an assessment of the energy intensity of market products.
Based on the results of the study, the land resources of the Republic of Belarus on January 1, 2018,
a general assessment of land use is given.