Legal Frameworks for Regulating Ecological Tourism in Protected Natural Areas
Keywords:
ecotourism, ecotourist of protected natural areas, protected natural values, legal provisions, permissionAbstract
Ecological tourism in protected natural areas requires a more responsible way of tourists’ behavior than in other tourist destinations, a high level of awareness about the importance of conservation and sustainable use of the environment and the knowledge of basic ecological processes and natural values of the visited places. Experience has shown that the timely implementation of appropriate preventive measures is the most effective tool to prevent the endangerment and destruction of natural habitats. However, some cases of negligent behavior require repressive measures – the sanctions prescribed by the provisions of the criminal and administrative law, as well as the introduction of innovative legislative and practical solutions. In order to decrease the negative anthropological pressure on protected natural goods, the authors discuss the introduction of a new, extended and redefined term of ecotourist – "ecotourist of protected natural areas" who would, as the subject of specific rights and obligations, own a special permission of relevant state bodies to perform certain activities in these areas.
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