The environmental assessment of the specially protected natural area «Lake Dus-Khol» due to its recreational use

This paper deals with the field integrated geo-environmental research of lake Dus-Khol in summer 2021. Under leadership Tuvan Scientific Center context project to identify maximum permissible and optimal recreation load on specially protected natural area study collected updated data number visitors condition coastal ecosystem health. Lake is located Tandinsky kozhuun Republic Tuva, 3 km away from Hadyn. one most visited lakes Tuva. The main attractions are therapeutic mud, high-quality rapa, heliotherms, drinking mineral waters. A regime regional has been introduced territory lake, goal preserve wetland complexes their state protect them negative effects anthropogenic man-made factors. Based obtained, types recreation, values recreational degree digression determined. forms were identified based received data. ways optimizing nature management proposed. counted by route counting method during peak season. Data scale activities, as well coast carried out visual assessments surveys.