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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.

The article is devoted to the analysis of cross-border cooperation in the Great Altai, or the Altai Interregion, which unites six administrative subject of four states, within the framework of the International Coordinating Council "Our Common Home -Altai," which have been established and functioning for sixteen years. The paper concludes that interregional integration helps the border areas of the Altai region to more effectively solve pressing development problems, more actively attract representatives of business, academic and creative groups, and expand the range of partnerships.

The article discusses the importance of the factors of the formation of the landscape structure and landscape diversity for the creation of a natural park for the purpose of nature protection and the development of recreational nature management. The results of landscape studies performed in the process of substantiating the creation of a national park of regional significance "Foothills of Altai" in the vicinity of the resort of Belokurikha (Altai Krai) are presented. Functional zoning of the territory of the projected natural park with the allocation of zones of special protection, regulated recreational use and traditional nature management, as well as the buffer (buffer) zone is proposed. Алтайский государственный университет, Барнаул, Российская Федерация E-mail: onb-olga@yandex.ru, rotanova07@inbox.ru, msilan@mail.ru, harlamovageo@rambler.ru В статье рассмотрены вопросы значимости факторов формирования ландшафтной структуры и ландшафтного разнообразия для создания природного парка с целью охраны природы и развития рекреационного природопользования. Представлены результаты ландшафтных исследований, выполненных в процессе обоснования создания в окрестностях курорта Белокуриха (Алтайский край) природного парка регионального значения «Предгорье Алтая». Предложено функциональное зонирование территории проектируемого природного парка с выделением зон особой охраны, регулируемого рекреационного использования и традиционного природопользования, а также охранной (буферной) зоны

The paper briefly reviews the design and compilation of a map of natural ecological zones in Altay Kray of West Siberia. Methodological considerations and map content are both described, and particular attention is devoted to outlining the design of the map legend-a matrix consisting of categories of land u s e h e intensity (rows) and types of human impact on the environment (columns). Translated by Edward Torrey, Alexandria, VA