Abstract
The richness of nature and resources of the region are considered the basis of life support for the multinational people who now reside in the territories of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). These resources are protected as the natural environment for successful socio-economic development. Environmental measures implemented in Yakutia are carried out under the supervision and following a number of laws, in particular, the main environmental law. It was developed within the framework of the Federal Law "On Environmental Protection" and is necessary for effective protection of constitutional human rights to a comfortable and healthy environment for life. Also, this law promotes the creation of economic, legal, and social bases of ecology protection in the interests of the present and future generations, acts as a guarantor of ecological safety, and the possibility to provide rational consumption of local natural resources.