Eco-innovative mechanisms of tourism development in the Aral Sea region

The article discusses innovative mechanisms for the development of ecological tourism in Karakalpakstan and in the zone of the ecological crisis - the Aral Sea region, analyzes the current state and prospects of eco-innovative formation of the tourism industry in the Aral Sea region. Through the prism of the possibilities of using the tourism potential of the region, innovative mechanisms for implementing the regional development strategy are analyzed, problematic shortcomings are identified that occur in the process of implementing state and international programs aimed at eliminating the consequences of the drying up of the Aral Sea and the effective organization of ecological tourism in the areas adjacent to it. Analysis of the current state and prospects for the development of ecological tourism and its innovative component allowed the author to formulate specific recommendations for eliminating the shortcomings and improving the innovative mechanisms for the development of ecotourism in the region.