The Implementation of the constitutional right of everyone to a favorable natural environment should be carried out on the basis of an integrated, systematic approach, realizing the possibilities of various branches of law, including criminal law. The article examines the constitutional guarantees of the right to a favorable environment in criminal law, which are usually considered through the prism of the composition of environmental crimes. The author comes to the conclusion that the infringement of environmental rights may occur in the acts, the responsibility for the commission of which is provided in other chapters of the Criminal code.