Dezvoltarea ecoturismului în ariile protejate

Abstract

Tourism may provide several benefits to the community as an economic activity. The benefits that may be specified are economical, not environmental ones. Responsibility toward the environment has become an important vector of every project regarding tourism development, and is a must to be considered a key element of the concept to sustainable tourism development of th eRepublic of Moldova. This article approaches the elements of tourism development in a balanced and constant way, without the negative impact on the environment and ecological habitat. Eco tourism activity in protected areas must be proceeded according to the absorption capacity of the protected environment, and it must promote a unique combination of pleasure and recreation, together with educative ones, in order to discover the environment, as well as the protection of natural resources along with cultural historical ones. Eco tourism must be planned by touristic organizations, being aware of social involvement and protection objectives which are required.