Extreme care must be taken to minimize the impact of „Bogdanka” mine on the natural environment owing to its location. The whole infrastructure of the mine and the mine – field „Puchaczów IV” is surrounded by protected areas. Poleski National Park and Łęczna Lake District Landscape Park (Park Krajobrazowy Pojezierze Łęczyńskie) are situated in its nearest vicinity. The scope of the mine – field from the northern side encompasses small parts of aforesaid Landscape Park buffer zone and from the north – east side – Poleski Area of Protected Landscape and from the south – eastern side - Chełmski Area of Protected Landscape transforming into ecological corridor „Świnka Valley” running in latidude direction i.e. westwards to the west boundary of the mine – field and connecting with Nadwieprzański Landscape Park (Nadwieprzański Park Krajobrazowy) in vicinity of Łęczna.

The mine does not create any ecological hazard as a result of its impact on natural environment. Thanks to the monitoring carried out since more than 25 years, the majority of mechanisms of the influence of mining activity on the nature condition in the surrounding of mine – field, particularly the mechanisms of water circulation, displacements of pollutions etc., have been detected. Owing to the areas situated north of the mine – field and encompassed by the nature protection in connection with their exceptional water and peat land values, the impact of the mine on hydrosphere and ground surface must be minimized. In order to minimize its impact on environment, the mine initiated several initiatives, including the introduction of the Environment Management System under PN-EN ISO 14001. However all elements of natural environment are influenced by „Bogdanka” like by any other large or small mine.

There is one emitter arranged in the mine emitting the dusts and gases emissions into ambient air located in ZCB (Building Ceramic Facility) with the tunnel kiln for bricks firing and material grinding department as the sources of dusts and gases emissions.

Research indicated the lack of impact of the mine dewatering on the surface water level, particularly in the zone with protected nature areas.

Pursuant to the Act on waste, the entrepreneur is obliged to recover and to utilize any waste generated in the facility. Lubelski Węgiel „Bogdanka” S.A. is in the possession of the waste management program for the waste generated in the facility.

The impact of continued mining operation on the ground surface was demonstrated in the form of ground settlement (affected by water inflow in two cases). The settlements occurred in grasslands with many peat mining relicts and periodically flooded by thaw water in past. The post-exploitation overflow lands have been created in the Mining Area „Puchaczów IV” i.e. with the area of about 100ha north of the main pit shafts in the Mining Field Bogdanka and in the area of the Mining Field Nadrybie - with the area of about 30 ha.

Preparing the assumptions of its Environment Policy and using the standard as the basis, the Company Lubelski Węgiel „Bogdanka” S.A. undertook to re-arrange its waste management, to eliminate the soil pollution points and to ensure the rational management of natural resources.