Legální úniky finančních prostředků při tvorbě rezerv na sanace a rekultivace území dotčených povrchovým dobýváním nerostných surovin v České republice

Environmental economics is a current topic of contemporary economics. This area includes the funding of landscape protection and the rehabilitation of landcape after the end of extraction. Mining companies has a legal obligation to rehabilitate areas affected by the extraction and to build financial reserves. The thesis "Legal leaks funds in the creation of reserves for remediation and reclamation of areas affected by surface mining and quarrying in the Czech Republic" analyzes the procedures of financial reserves for remediation and reclamation of areas affected by surface mining and their legal inclusion . It is based primarily on legislation in the field of mining law. Based on the analysis the thesis maps out and evaluates deliberate divergences in procedures for establishing reserves within the applicable legislation and their effects, which can be generally characterized as legal leakages of funds. Consequently, proposals for ammendments of legislation are made together with recommendations addressed to the state government to modify the institutional environment in order to effectively eliminate the leakage of funds.