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The Arnasay depression in Central Uzbekistan received large quantities of drainage water leading to the formation of the Aydarkul-Arnasay Lake System (AALS). The water level of the AALS drastically increased in 1969, when a flood in the nearby Syrdarya River basin could not be contained in the Chardarya reservoir, and today it occupies an area of 4000 km2 of the Mirzachul and Kyzylkum desert. Increasing the lake’s water level also affects the surrounding agricultural land, further enhancing the level of groundwater and soil salinization. But the irrigated farming areas also influence the lake system due to the pollution of the drainage water discharged into the lake. As a result, both the arable land and the lake system are in a process of degradation, leading to reduced productivity and a variety of ecological problems. Remote sensing was used to determine the degradation process in agroirrigation landscapes around the lake. Landsat EVI (Enhanced vegetation index) extremely resistant to various atmospheric resistances (aerosols). It monitors plants with very high sensitivity even in low biomass areas. Landsat EVI images were compared in March-April, May-June, June-July, July-August, and August-September to classify the degradation process in the agroirrigation landscapes around the lake. Landsat has 4,5,7,8 series programs. In the article used Landsat-5TM Collection 1 Tier 1 32-Day EVI and Landsat-8 ETM + Collection 1 Tier 32-Day EVI. In Landsat EVI, July-August was chosen as the optimal time to detect agroirrigation landscape degradation. Classifications of agroirrigation landscape degradation have been developed at Landsat EVI.

Environmental safety is one of the most important and urgent problems of the present and future of our society. The concept of sustainable development arises from the assessment of adverse effects in the geographic envelopes and understanding of global environmental problems. By the decree of the Cabinet of Ministers was established the National Commission on Sustainable Development of Uzbekistan Republic from November 12, 1997. (By the decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of November 12, 1997 the National Commission on Sustainable Development of the Republic of Uzbekistan was established.) The main goal of the concept of sustainable development in Uzbekistan is to strengthen the demographic system, solve economic and social issues, improve and restore the natural geographical environment, scientific substantiation of environmental education. In this article discusses the issues of environmental safety and sustainable development by the example of the Aydar-Arnasay lake system. It is important to study the irrigated and anthropogenic lakes of our arid climate, as well as to ensure environmental safety during the disastrous fate of the Aral Sea, unfolding before our eyes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]