%0 Conference Article %T ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AS AN INDEPENDENT BRANCH OF LAW %A Rybyanets, V.O. %A Moiseeva, E.V. %K environmental law, environmental protection, branch of science, environmental legislation, environmental safety %J SYNTHESIS OF SCIENCE AND EDUCATION IN SOLVING THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS OF MODERNITY – 2024 %D 2024 %P 5 %I FSBE Institution of Higher Education Voronezh State University of Forestry and Technologies named after G.F. Morozov