Abstract: - The aim of the article was to substantiate the transformations of the conceptual foundations of

sustainable development of territories during the period of post-war ecological restoration of states. The main

methodological tools were the methods of modelling, experiment, and morphological analysis. The research

showed that countries faced a globally important task in the ecological restoration of territories in the post-war

period. The destruction of the environment and its pollution caused by military actions sharply reduce the

positive indicators of the state of the environment. It was proved that sustainable development goals act as

effective vectors for improving the state of the environment in the period of post-war ecological recovery. The

implementation of ecologically significant actions during the post-war ecological recovery in Bosnia and

Herzegovina shows that this process is complex and difficult. The problems of contradictory decisions,

which will also determine the terms of implementation of recovery procedures.

Key-Words: - Territorial Development, Sustainable Development, Public Management and Administration,

Post-War Reconstruction, Local Self-Government, Environment, National Security.

Received: October 19, 2022. Revised: February 23, 2023. Accepted: March 20, 2023. Published: April 21, 2023.

Territorial space as a carrier of human activity

results in achieving a high level of sustainable

development. Climate change, urge towards

reducing fossil fuel emissions, the transition to

renewable energy sources, and a closed-loop

economy have fuelled striving for sustainable

combustible storage facilities, and processing plants

and habitat of wild animals. All the above reasons

contribute to long-term damage to the environment.

achievement of peaceful objectives is far beyond the

cessation of hostilities, [4]. Among other things, the

population of those territories faces damage caused

to the environment. Wars and natural disasters cause

the devastation of territories and communities,

which leads to a decrease in the quality of life of

people in view of instability. The return of the

The reduced institutional capacity to manage the

environment further exacerbates the damage and

impedes recovery long after the end of the conflict.

territories, which is the process of reproducing the

structure and functions of ecosystems that have been

degraded or destroyed, [7]. There are many

approaches to environmental management to

contribute to conflict prevention, mitigation,

resolution, and recovery. The realities of

The aim of such a study should be to outline the

appropriate principles for the future recovery of

affected countries, such as Ukraine. It is important

to consider the experience of countries that are

moving towards EU accession. They have the

necessary experience in restoring the environment

after military conflicts. It is necessary to study the

experience of implementing appropriate restoration

programmes, inflow of foreign capital and

technology transfer. It is important to study

environmental development and related financing in

Ukraine, [14]. It was concluded that the

achievement of sustainable development goals of

Ukraine during the period of post-war ecological

restoration can serve the sustainable development of

territories and acceleration of the country’s

accession to the EU. The study was used in shaping

the author’s opinion, [6]. It emphasizes the

ecological consequences of intensive hostilities in

Ukraine. The authors made a detailed analysis of the

possibility of an ecological disaster and noted the

vectors as objectivity, subjectivity, and

implementation in practice. The importance of each

of the organizational, institutional, and cultural

aspects of recovery is noted along with all

economic, social, and environmental aspects.

attention must be paid to the sustainable

development of territories during the period of post-

war ecological restoration. The diversity of

scientific research in this field is also noted.

the territory of Europe. This method will help to

build an updated conceptual model of the

foundations of sustainable development of

territories in the period of post-war ecological

restoration of states within the scope of further

research.

the author’s generalized list of the basic leading

vectors of post-war ecological recovery reforms in

the context of sustainable development and the

and Herzegovina in the context of EU membership.

This method helped to make the author’s list of the

main reforming transformations of post-war

environmental restoration, which are of fundamental

importance for ensuring the sustainable

development of territories.

idea of value orientations in society in the context of

sustainable development. On the basis of known

data, the method of extrapolation was used to build

analysing the legal regulation of the restoration of

the natural environment and cleaning the territories

of states from pollution after the active hostilities,

both statically and dynamically. This method was

also applied to learn the general and distinctive

properties of the constituent elements of the studied

legal norms. Comparison helped to compare the

qualitative characteristics of the environment after

the active phase of hostilities and forming a

generalize the results of environmental reforms

of the article and the outlined objectives. It helped to

reveal the issues outlined in the article as much as

possible and to offer a proper solution to the

problems that arise during law enforcement in the

current realities.

Sustainable development is a carefully planned

approach, the principle of growth with more

efficient use of resources. The sustainable

development goals are to ensure a balance between

economic growth, environmental protection, social

well-being, and effective governance. This approach

is essential to ensure that resources are available and

sufficient for all generations. The report of the

development of the global economy. The Political

Declaration and Implementation Plan were adopted

at the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable

Development in Johannesburg. They include

provisions covering a range of measures to be taken

to achieve sustainable environmental development.

Sustainable development has come to be considered

the ultimate goal of the United Nations' plan for the

planet.

the 2016 Renewable Energy Action Plan of Bosnia

and Herzegovina has a particularly rich biodiversity.

This makes the country one of the most attractive

for the development of ecotourism in Europe, which

is the driving force of sustainable development in

Bosnia and Herzegovina. National parks were

created in order to develop this sector. In September

2022, UND presented a new project Sustainability

of Protected Areas (SPA) in Bosnia and

Herzegovina, [20].

As of 2022, Bosnia and Herzegovina is in the

early stages of preparation for EU accession in an

area related to the Green Agenda and sustainable

development. Bosnia and Herzegovina should focus

efforts on the development of the legislative

framework, administrative capacity, and monitoring

objectives include providing the country’s

environmental protection agencies with strategic

goals and thematic tasks. The content of the BiH

ESAP 2030+ will cover seven important areas of

EU environmental policy in accordance with the

sustainable development goals (Figure 3).

define actions to achieve environmental

sustainability and improve the health of citizens,

unification of the country’s administrative units for

the Environmental Strategy of the Republic of

Srpska was adopted on November 17, 2022. The

film BiH ESAP 2030+ was created to popularize

this environmental initiative in Bosnia and

Herzegovina. This film is shown to students,

followed by a productive discussion with

environmental experts. To move to the next stage of

formal EU accession negotiations, Bosnia and

Herzegovina must make progress on many of the

reform priorities set out by the European

damage has affected the provision and access to

hectares, [25]. Almost 3 million hectares of forest in

mitigating the consequences of climate change and

environmental safety and effective waste

priority direction is the preservation of natural

ecosystems, biological diversity, restoration, and

is aimed at reforming state management of

environmental protection activities, [26].

has been an important political goal in different

area should be aimed at reducing or eliminating

gaps in space, time, functions, and relationships,

[27]. It is necessary to be careful regarding current

the environment has been considered the main

component of development, [3]. It can be concluded

should reorient to obtaining more funding in the

governance and strengthening local institutions are

key approaches to developing a variety of

environmental projects during the conflicts and in

the post-war recovery period.

lead to inevitable humanitarian and economic

consequences. However, the negative environmental

transformations during the war are dominant,

permanent, and often inevitable for the planet, [10].

All stakeholders, both public and private, have to

government of Ukraine, [29]. In the process of post-

war recovery, it is necessary to develop and

implement a new model of eco-social economy

aimed at comprehensively improving the quality of

human life. This will be the foundation for the

European integration process of Ukraine, as the

criteria for sustainable development and

environmental safety will be a top priority.

The environment was widely included in the SDGs.

The environmental SDGs include means to improve

the state of the environment. True sustainability and

a truly closed-loop economy can be achieved by

balancing the economic, social, and environmental