Silva Mediterranea

Forest and tourism

Forest management and tourism in the Mediterranean countries

Lack of social and economic infrastructure in the forest villages leads to social pressure on forest resources, which should be reduced for the sustainable management of forest resources. The local people have the right to live in their environment, but not at the cost of destroying natural resources. Forest planning should take account of the demands of the local people in terms of social needs and forest resources. In particular, opportunities for income-generating activities should be offered to rural people. Ecotourism implementations in suitable forest villages may be the best income-generating activities that are also ecological. Such ecotourism projects should aim for direct and indirect improvement of income levels and living standards of the local people. Reduction of pressures on the natural resources, protection of the ecological balance, cooperation among regions and countries, and acceleration of information and experience exchange between rural and urban people can be ensured by ecotourism project in forests villages.

Aims of this Web Site section is to introduce the ecotourism situation and activities from Forestry and to discuss, to learn experiences in projects of various countries. With these studies, the relation among ecotourism, sustainable forest management and rural development are introduced. Then, expectations of the ecotourism activities are discussed and some projects that are implementing are explained concerning their aims, activities and constraints.


Projet d'écotourisme dans des villages forestiers de Turquie
http://www.fao.org/DOCREP/ARTICLE/WFC/XII/0708-A1.HTM

Projet écotouristique en milieu forestier de la Mamora (Maroc)
http://www.sommets-tourisme.org/f/prix/2003/search=%22ecotourisme%20en%20foret%22

Forest Tourism propositions
http://www.visitscotland.org/forest_tourism_factsheet.pdf

Tourisme et forêt: pour une mise en valeur durable
http://www.teoros.uqam.ca/presentations/Pres_25_3.pdf













Boite à outils pour créer un projet en forêt
http://www.ofme.org/documents/actualite/200703/pubBAOForestour.pdf

Comment développer le tourisme en forêt
http://www.fncofor.fr/downloadMedia.do?nom=media188_WvufAARkrRxTJle.pdf

Dégradation et tourisme
http://www.pap-thecoastcentre.org/test/GriesbachMcsd2000.doc