Ecotourism Destinations in Romania
Keywords:
natural capital, nature reserves, protected areasAbstract
Romania has about 800 protected areas, which now covers about 5% of the country. Most ecotourism destinations are located within or adjacent to these protected areas such as Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve, northern communities National Park, Yosemite National Park, Apuseni Natural Park. In Romania there are still non-fragmented forests, and over a third of the population of bears, wolves and lynx in Europe, unique paradise of birds in the Danube Delta, more than 12 000 caves and, not least, full of authentic local traditions. Ecotourism allows recovery and conservation of the country's natural capital.
References
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Drumm A., Moore A. - Ecotourism Development – A Manual for Conservation Planners and Managers, Volume 1, Virginia, USA, 2002
Minsterul Dezvoltări Regionale și Turismului - Criterii pentru desemnarea destinaţiilor ecoturistice în România, 2009
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www.eco-romania.ro Asociaţia de Ecoturism din România
www.mae.ro/romania-news
