approximately 530 billion dollars per year. In the past 10 years we could see an increasing demand for rural tourism and ecotourism …Tourism is the most important economic branch, worldwide, owning 12% of all areas of activity and revenue of …, many of the international travel agencies offering ecotourism packages. Our country is attractive from the perspective of …

Tourism represents an economic activity with a special growth potential and rate that, managed in a proper way, can … past period, the development of tourism raised awareness among policy makers, local governments, tourists, etc. about the … effect of tourism on the environment, this way the development of a sustainable tourism being a necessity. The present paper …

Tourism has been characterised by mass tourism, although new types of alternative tourism have emerged in recent years …, one of which is ecotourism. The introduction of ecotourism has had a varying impact, both positive and negative, on … tourism must therefore be taken into account, and their participation in managing and developing this activity must be …

, including tourism.Tourism is an activity based on the environment, so integrity is required. Sustainable tourism development … requires meeting the needs of present tourists, protecting the environment, and tourism resources for the future. Recreation is … an important part of the tourism activity, thus its development is strongly connected to the surrounding environment. …

Ecological and environmental protection is the core content of ecotourism development. A quantitative evaluation of the … effects of ecotourism environmental protection (hereinafter referred to as EEP) measures on protected areas is conducive to a … deeper understanding of the key issues related to ecotourism development in China, thus providing the theoretical basis for …