Abstract
<jats:p>The article examines international standards for the protection of agricultural land and the peculiarities of their implementation in Ukraine under conditions of modern transformations of land relations caused by European integration processes, global environmental challenges, and the consequences of martial law. The relevance of the topic is determined by the necessity to harmonize national land legislation with international environmental and legal standards aimed at ensuring sustainable land use and preservation of soil fertility. Based on the analysis of international legal acts, the practice of international institutions, and Ukrainian legislation, it is established that international standards form a comprehensive approach to agricultural land protection combining environmental, economic, and social aspects of land resource management. It is clarified that international approaches to the protection of agricultural land are grounded on the principles of sustainable development, prevention of land degradation, rational land use, ensuring food security, and protection of property rights. It is determined that international treaties, recommendations of international organizations, and the practice of European judicial institutions play an important role in shaping the national system of land protection, influencing the development of legal mechanisms of public land administration. The study substantiates that the adaptation of Ukrainian land legislation to international and European standards is carried out through improvement of legal regulation of agricultural land circulation, development of digital cadastral systems, implementation of transparent mechanisms for monitoring land use, and strengthening environmental control. Particular attention is paid to the impact of decentralization on the effectiveness of land resource management and the expansion of powers of local self-government bodies in the field of land protection. It is concluded that the implementation of international standards for agricultural land protection constitutes a necessary prerequisite for the formation of a modern, efficient, and environmentally oriented land policy in Ukraine. Such an approach contributes to achieving a balance between economic development of the agricultural sector, environmental protection, and safeguarding the rights of landowners and land users, while also creating legal foundations for the restoration of land resources in the post-war period.</jats:p>