Аннотация:The article analyzes the scientific and practical prerequisites for the formation (design) of the geoecological framework of the territory, the specific terminology in this area in the works of domestic and foreign researchers. The article studies the dynamics of the development of the concept of ecological networks (framework) in European countries and in Russia over the past decades. Using the example of the Chechen Republic, an interconnected system of nature conservation areas of various functional purposes has been developed, including existing specially protected natural territories, designed to maintain geo-ecological balance in the region. The cartographic method of research allowed visualizing the main structural elements of the proposed framework of a given territory. The article claims the relationship and the value of the basic, local and linear elements of the frame in the preservation of biological diversity and natural landscapes. The article also gives assessment of the current state and prospects of development of specially protected natural territories