Lakly village surroundings – one of the key territories of the UNESCO Yangan-Tay Geopark sustainable development

The paper describes the characteristics of the natural features of the northwestern part of the Southern Urals, near the transition zone of the advanced ridges of the Urals to the band of the Urals. Administratively, the territory covers the vicinity of the village of Lakly in the Salavatsky district of the Republic of Bashkortostan and is part of the UNESCO Yangan-Tau Geopark. The description of unique geological and geomorphological objects is given. The necessity of properly informing the population about the importance of natural objects, the need for careful attitude to them and environmental education, as well as the involvement of this territory in the network of tourist excursion routes, the directions of its development are given.