sustainable development.

The article is devoted to the study of the state, problems and prospects of ensuring the sustainable use of woody forest biomass. Most of the bioenergy resources used in Ukraine for energy production are woody forest biomass. At the same time, there is a dangerous tendency to exceed the use of woody forest biomass above its potential. The norms governing the use of woody forest biomass contain various normative legal acts of Ukraine. However, the general concept of “woody forest biomass” is not defined in domestic legislation.

The article is devoted to defining features of "green" economics and the basic tools of transformation in social-oriented system. The main differences between "green" and traditional economies are determined. Different areas of the concept of "green" economics are considered. Using three groups of tools: economic, marketing and corporate are proposed to improve the implementation of the basic principles of "green" economics.