At this moment, both in our country and in the European Union, rural tourism and ecotourism are among the most dynamic … challenges. Sustainable development of Romanian local communities through ecotourism and rural tourism represents a requirement … tourism and ecotourism, between the need for sustainable development and the need to preserve the local traditions, and to …

forest ecosystems. The article attempts at exploring various dimensions of ecotourism industry and critically analyzes the … relationship among the stakeholders, overall strength-weakness of ecotourism sector and impediments hindering its development … forest degradation hindering expansion of ecotourism industry. For sustainable development of forest-based tourism …