This paper describes procedures for the protection of the environment, where protection can be requested from the competent authorities through the imposition of administrative measures in terms of environmental protection. What are the planned methods and objectives of environmental protection in the Republic of Croatia and what administrative measures are used to establish a balance between the actions and responsibility of natural and legal persons in carrying out certain harmful activities and the effects of these actions and measures on the state and health of the environment and the environment as a whole. What are the similarities and differences and how do they affect the procedures carried out by public law bodies when making decisions on measures to protect, eliminate and restore the previous state in connection with environmental protection to the state prior to the occurrence of damage, and in relation to environmental protection procedures that citizens can claim before the competent courts within the framework of civil protection.