Topical issues of sustainable use of natural resources of the western Ukrainian borderland

The article analyzes the natural resource potential of the Western Ukrainian borderland: history, development, current state and conditions. Land resources and land fund of the Borderland as well as the main trends in its use as the basis of agriculture and the operational base of society have been characterized. The role of water, biological and recreational resources in the structure of the natural resources of the region has been described. Current trends in the use of Western Ukrainian borderland mineral resources have been analyzed.