Ecological tourism in protected natural areas of the Russian Arctic: prospects and challenges

The article focuses on the problems and prospects of the ecological tourism in the natural protected areas (NPA) in the Russian Arctic. It is proposed to create a unified terminological basis for the concept of “ecotourism”. We analyzed the systemic problems that hinder the development of ecotourism...

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Published in:Arctic and North
Main Authors: Elena I. Golubeva, Nadezhda I. Tulskaya, Maria V. Tsekina, Natalia I. Kirasheva
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Russian
Published: Northern Arctic Federal University 2016
Subjects:
ecotourism
protected territories
the Arctic
recreational capacity
recreational
environmental
traditional land use
natural and cultural heritage
geographical factors
geo
socio
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.17238/issn2221-2698.2016.23.66
http://narfu.ru/upload/iblock/2bd/07_golubeva_and_others.pdf
https://doaj.org/article/2570b3a1c5154cc6a2afa4446630011b
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Summary:The article focuses on the problems and prospects of the ecological tourism in the natural protected areas (NPA) in the Russian Arctic. It is proposed to create a unified terminological basis for the concept of “ecotourism”. We analyzed the systemic problems that hinder the development of ecotourism in the NPA of the Arctic region. The article shows arising recreational conflicts, caused by environmental and traditional land use issues and the existence of NPA in the Arctic. We also discuss promising aspects of the ecological tourism, preservation of the heritage of indigenous peoples of the North and opportunities for involving local people in economic activities and environmental education.

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