In this article is perform an analysis of categories, of theoretical problems and applied areas of environmental management as an independent scientific discipline. The relevant concepts are theory, concept, paradigm, method, methodical, methodological cycles. However, are addressed theoretical issues (the evolution of the man and nature and ways of harmonizing the dialectical relationship between them, examine and establish critical levels of anthropogenic impacts for different types of ecological systems; classification of socio-ecosystems for different levels and in various functional aspects; research the dynamics and trends of socio-ecosystems, modeling and forecasting interactions between environment and society, research features of ecological management systems functioning at different hierarchical levels and how the interaction between them, socio-ecosystem classification for different levels and in various functional aspects etc.).