This paper analyses Kazakhstan’s evolving regulatory framework concerning the protection of the scarce natural resource of soil, with particular emphasis on the country not yet approving laws on soil protection, in juxtaposition to the forward-looking EU Nature Restoration Law 2024 and EU Soil Monitoring Law 2025. It examines laws and jurisprudence, environmental governance models, and the pressing challenges faced in policy implementation within the context of a global polycrisis. Therefore, this paper links these legal developments to climate justice, adaptation and mitigation, and compliance with international commitments such as the Paris Agreement 2015 and the Sustainable Development Goals 2030, recently highlighted by the International Court of Justice in the Advisory Opinion on Obligations of States in Respect of Climate Change. By adopting a comparative legal approach that is enhanced by policy review assessments and interdisciplinary evaluations, the paper aims to identify established principles, such as the polluter pays principle, while also highlighting the gaps related to enforcement and financing. Hence, the findings point out the need for urgently strengthening local governance and mainstreaming adequate measures to deliver just, resilient, and effective environmentally positive impacts.