Ecological tourism development on protected natural areas

Some theoretical and methodological issues of the development of ecological tourism in the Republic of Karakalpakstan are considered. Selected problems and identify possible solutions. An assessment of the tourist potential of Karakalpakstan, including a new direction of ecotourism development in the region, is given. As a result of research, a model of ecotourism development on protected natural areas of the Republic of Karakalpakstan has been developed. It is concluded that ecotourism should develop as a single system, the tasks of which should be clearly defined at each level