Impact of innovative technologies for the mined land release and ecosystem recovery: new legal approaches and ukrainian experience
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https://doi.org/10.37772/2309-9275-2026-1(26)-9Keywords:
екологічне право, розмінування земель, діджиталізація, машинне навчання, штучний інтелект, цифрове фермерство, відновлення екосистемAbstract
The article discusses new ways to effectively influence the release of mined land and restore its ecological use. The purpose of this article is to analyze Ukraine’s experience in implementing innovative technologies at various stages of humanitarian demining (in particular, land release) and the potential restoration of ecosystems; to systematize key aspects of updating the legal framework for mine action and the emergence of the humanitarian demining market; and to attempt to identify new legal approaches. The research methodology is based on the use of a dialectical approach, abstraction, and methods of logical and comparative analysis. Since Ukraine was subjected to large-scale armed aggression by the Russian Federation, which resulted in massive mining of large areas, including agricultural land, there is a need to survey and clear them of mines. However, with conservative methods, this can take decades and the cost of demining services is constantly rising. Ukraine’s experience shows that innovative robotic and digital technologies can reduce labor costs, reduce environmental impact, and accelerate all stages of mine action, making it more efficient. The author analyzes Ukraine’s legal approaches to improving the legal regulation of the relationships under study, revitalizing innovation, and restoring affected ecosystems.
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