ENSURING THE ECOLOGICAL SITUATION AND ECOLOGICAL SAFETY

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In this article, the author discusses the current attention paid to natural monuments, the use of natural monuments for scientific, aesthetic, cultural, travel, ecotourism, recreation, and educational purposes. Keywords:Natural monuments, state monuments, teshikhtash, dalvirzin tepa, ecosan, ecology, tourism,natural ecotourism. Great attention is paid to natural monuments, and among them, objects that are ecologically, scientifically, aesthetically, culturally unique, complementary, and of natural origin areselected and declared as StateNatural Monuments. Natural monuments that are subject to state protection are constantly being protected. In the republic, such monuments exist in all regions, and they are always preserved as important monuments. For example, in Samarkand, the oldest city, Afrosiyob, is preserved, or in Urgut, a thousand-year-old plane tree. In the Boysun district of Surkhandarya region, in the village of Sayram, millennium-old plane trees were once used as a school. Similarly, springs, fortresses, etc. are protected as natural monuments. There are several springs that are preserved as natural monuments, which have been protected by the state for many years. Such springs are located in the center of Nurota district of Navoi region andin Namangan region. In theOmon-Koton area of ​ ​ theUrgut districtof Samarkand region, as well as. In the village of Sarmishsoy in the Navoi region, there are ancient stones with drawings, which are also protected as natural monuments. Such stones can also be found in other regions of therepublic. Natural monuments are used for scientific, aesthetic, cultural, travel, ecotourism. recreation, educational purposes. There are many such natural monuments in Uzbekistan: the Teshiktash cave, where the remains of ancient people were found, Dalvarzin Tepa, Sairob, Boysun, ancient plane trees in Khojakent, Koytash, Kirqqiz, Adamtash, paintings on the rocks in Khojakent are among them. More than 400 natural monuments are registered in our country, which are protected by the state. The development of ecotourism in the country plays an important role in the process of positive socio-economic and ecological changes. As experience in many regions of the Republic of Uzbekistan shows, ecotourism is a positive eco-business that contributes to the increase in the number of jobs, the restoration and preservation of natural ecosystems, which, in turn, indicates theneed forthewidespread distribution ofecotourism in Central Asia. One of such organizations is the National Company "Uzbektourism". The "Ekosan-tur" center, established in accordance with the recommendations of the 1st International Conference "Ecotourism and the Great Silk Road", held under the leadership of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FRG) and the International "Ekosan" Foundation. Specialists in thetourism industry, nature conservation organizations of Uzbekistan and other Central Asian countries, consultants are involved in the development of the center's activities. Business structures and local page81 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ISSN:2692-5206,ImpactFactor:12,23 AmericanAcademicpublishers,volume05,issue04,2025 Journal: https://www.academicpublishers.org/journals/index.php/ijai authorities operating in ecotourism facilities in the regions, as well as local self-government bodies, are also involved. When developing and developing a marketing strategy for ecotourism routes, the center takes into account the mandatory preservation of ecological resources in their integrity and the inadmissibilityoftheir degradation. In this regard, the nature conservation legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan, as well as the norms adopted in international agreements in the field of environment and sustainable development, positively contributetothe center's achievement of itsgoals. There are many problems associated with the development of ecotourism in the Republic of Uzbekistan. In particular, the involvement of the local population in ecotourism activities, the lack of qualified specialists, and the lack of awareness of potential tourists in many countries about theuniquenatural and landscape opportunities ofthe Central Asian region for ecotourism. In order to address these and other issues, meetings are being held with the local population (neighborhood) on the sustainability and advantages of ecotourism. Biogeocenosis in the natural ecosystem, preservation and restoration of biodiversity, development of social infrastructure, water conservation. Taking into account the results of ecotourism activities, it can be noted that ecotourism is an important factor in the sustainable development of tourism in Uzbekistan. Ecotourism makes a turn in theminds oflocal residents about the need topreserve nature, reduce deforestation, and participate in therestoration ofdegraded natural ecosystems. Ecotourism activities are helping to significantly expand the ecological knowledge of the population, which leads to an i