Exchange between nature and society as a methodological principle of research and regulation of environmental protection (The Case of the Komi Republic)

The purpose of the study is to test the hypothesis about the nature of the relationship between nature and society. In the article, the authors argue that there is no mutual conquest in the interaction of nature and society, but there is exchange. The study of the relationship between society and nature based on the model of exchange between nature and society has both theoretical and practical significance. The exchange between nature and society as a methodological method of a holistic view of the ecological relations of a society with its environment makes it possible to expand the categorical apparatus for solving environmental problems of a country, region, municipalities and organizations. Using exchange as a methodological tool for analyzing the relationship between nature and society, the authors reveal the main environmental problems of the Komi Republic of Komi; unsolved implementation of the polluter pays principle; unprofitable services for the collection and disposal of waste; improvement of environmental management at enterprises.