Zadania samorządu terytorialnego w zakresie prawnej ochrony powierzchni ziemi

The soil, and in particular agricultural and forest land, is the basic natural resource, conditioning all other existing resources. Protection of that resource and its functions has been delegated to both government and local government authorities. The aim of this research is to analyze tasks and competences entrusted to local government units in solving issues related to soil protection and identifing and evaluating the adopted criteria for protective tasks division between three levels of the local government.