PERCEPTION OF THE POPULATION OF EVENTS IN THE SPHERE OF ECOLOGICAL TOURISM AND ATTITUDE TO ITS DEVELOPMENT

Abstract

Ecotourism is an environmentally sustainable form of nature tourism focused primarily on living and discovering the wilderness, organized in an ethical manner that minimizes environmental impact and is locally oriented. The distinctive features of ecotourism are that it stimulates and satisfies the desire to communicate with nature, prevents negative impacts on nature and culture, and encourages tour operators and tourists to promote nature conservation and socio-economic development.