Ecological background of the transboundary protected touristic territory in Western Altai

Among the priority areas of international cooperation, environmental activities and the environmental imperative can be distinguished, which is directly reflected in the development of networks of specially protected natural areas (SPNA) of bordering countries, represented by various forms of organization of environmental institutions (biosphere reserves, nature reserves, national and natural parks, wildlife sanctuaries, etc.). International transboundary territories can often include objects of environmental protection and conservation of biological and landscape diversity of border regions, in particular, transboundary SPNA. The article deals with the organization of transboundary tourist areas in the Altai, including environmental institutions – transboundary conservation and tourist territories (TCTT). As an example, the transboundary biosphere reserve "Great Altai" on the basis of the State Natural Biosphere Reserve "Katunsky" (Russia, Altai Republic) and Katon-Karagay State National Natural Park (Kazakhstan, East-Kazakhstan region) is given. It is proposed to organize SPNA in the Russian-Kazakh border area of the Western Altai – Altai Krai (Russia) and East-Kazakhstan Region (Kazakhstan). Analyzed and evaluated the natural and tourist potential and protected areas of the region for the organization of SPNA in Western Altai. Keywords: Tourism; Transboundary conservation and tourism territory; Protected areas; Altai; West Altai; Altai Krai; East-Kazakhstan Region References Badenkov Ju. P., Rotanova I. N. (2011). Novye prirodoohrannye iniciativy i podhody v Altae-Sajanskom jekoregione. Polzunovskij vestnik, 4-2, 55-59 (in Russian).  Fedorov G. M., Korneevec V. S. (2009) Transgranichnye regiony v ierarhicheskoj sisteme regionov: sistemnyj podhod. Baltijskij region, 2, 32-42 (in Russian).  Jashina T. V., Krykbaeva R. N. (2017) Transgranichnyj biosfernyj rezervat «Bolu0027shoj Al-taj»: istorija sozdanija i strategii dejatelu0027nosti. Priroda, kulu0027tura i ustojchivoe raz-vitie Altajskogo transgranichnogo regiona. Proceed. Int. Sc. Conf. Gorno-Altajsk (in Russian).  Mirzehanova D. G. (2013). Formirovanie turisticheskogo produkta v predelah transgra-nichnyh territorij (na primere Habarovskogo kraja). Thesis of Doctoral Dissertation. Kaliningrad. Kant Baltic Federal University (in Russian).  Popova O. B., Podosenova I. A. (2014). Territorialu0027naja turistsko-rekreacionnaja sistema kak forma prostranstvennoj organizacii turistsko-rekreacionnoj dejatelu0027nosti. Nauka. Innovacii. Tehnologii. 3, 137-149 (in Russian).  Prigranichnye i transgranichnye territorii Aziatskoj Rossii i sopredelu0027nyh stran: (problemy i predposylki ustojchivogo razvitija) (2010). P.Ja. Baklanov, A.K. Tulohonov (Eds.). Novosibirsk: Siberian Branch Russian Academy of Science (in Russian).  Rotanova I. N (2015). Aktualu0027nostu0027 i vozmozhnosti razvitija poznavatelu0027nogo turizma na prirodoohrannyh territorijah Altajskogo kraja. Nauka i turizm: strategii vzaimodej-stvija, 104-109 (in Russian).  Rotanova I. N. (2015). Vektory razvitija sfery turizma v prirodoohrannyh territorijah Altajskogo kraja v uslovijah stanovlenija rynka jekologicheskih uslug. Perehod k zelenoj jekonomike i ustojchivomu razvitiju v Altajskom krae: perspektivy, mehanizmy, kljuchevye napravlenija. Proceed. Int. Sc. Conf. Barnaul, Altai State Technical University (in Russian).  Rotanova I. N., Harlamova N. F. (2014) Rekreacionno-geograficheskie issledovanija v Altajskom regione. Barnaul: Altai State University (in Russian).  Selezneva E. V., Rotanova I. N. (2019) Ponjatie o transgranichnoj prirodoohranno-turisticheskoj territorii i vozmozhnosti ee organizacii v Zapadnom Altae. Prirodnye uslovija, istorija, kulu0027tura i jazyk Zapadnoj Mongolii i sopredelu0027nyh regionov. Proceed. XIV Int. Conf. Hovd, Hovd University, Sojombo Printing HHK-d hjevljev. 151-156 (in Russian).