In comparison with the previous legislation, the list of environmental protection objects is being clarified. Now, such objects also include soils, the ozone layer of the atmosphere and near-earth space.

The negative impact on the environment is paid. The types of negative impact on the environment include, in particular, emissions of pollutants and other substances into the air, discharges of pollutants into water bodies, pollution of subsoil, soil, disposal of production and consumption waste, environmental pollution by noise, heat, electromagnetic, ionizing and other types of physical influences.

Mandatory and voluntary environmental certification is envisaged. Mandatory environmental certification is carried out in the manner determined by the Government of the Russian Federation.

Environmental impact assessment is carried out in relation to the planned economic and other activities that may have a direct or indirect impact on the environment, regardless of the organizational and legal forms of ownership of economic and other entities. Environmental impact assessment is carried out in the development of all alternative options for pre-design and project documentation, justifying the planned economic and other activities, with the participation of public associations.

In preschool educational institutions, general educational institutions and educational institutions of additional education, regardless of their profile and organizational and legal forms, the basics of environmental knowledge are taught.