Ecological Aspect of the Analysis of a Project for Economic Development of the Kurshskaya Kosa (Curonian Spit) National Park as a Specially Protected Natural Territory

This article specifically discusses the participation of local communities in tourism development in Karimunjawa National Park, which is administratively a part of Jepara Regency, Central Java Province. This research uses a qualitative approach, the research findings show that the participation of local communities in Karimunjawa is realized through the formation of the Tourism Local Transportation Association, the Lodging Association, the Tourism Ship Association, the Culinary Association, and the Tour Guides Association which are members of the Indonesian Tour Guides Association. also encouraged to offer local Karimunjawa superior products in the form of food, beverages, and handicraft products to tourists visiting Karimunjawa to support the economic development and empowerment of the Karimunjawa community.

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Dilemma of the Abruzzo Bears

Oryx ◽

10.1017/s0030605300017117 ◽

1981 ◽

Vol 16 (2) ◽

pp. 153-156 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Franco Zunino

Keyword(s):

Economic Development ◽

National Park ◽

Human Population ◽

Brown Bears ◽

The People

The brown bears in and around Italy's Abruzzo National Park live quite comfortably with the fairly dense human population surrounding the park. The people like the bears, even though they eat sheep, and are not afraid of them. But these same people also favour economic development, notably tourism, and tourists have now increased to the point where the disturbance they create is a serious threat to the bears. In particular tourist pressure in high summer has driven the bears to scatter into areas where they have little protection.

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Peculiarities of choromosomal polymorphism Glyptotendipes glaucus meigen, 1818 (Diptera, Chironomidae) from lake Chaika of the national park “Curonian spit”

Ecological genetics ◽

10.17816/ecogen15327-33 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 15 (3) ◽

pp. 27-33

Author(s):

Evgeniya A. Kalinina ◽

Natalya V. Vinokurova

Keyword(s):

National Park ◽

Polytene Chromosomes ◽

Chromosome Mapping ◽

Total Biomass ◽

Collection Site ◽

Curonian Spit ◽

Widespread Species ◽

Kaliningrad Region ◽

Chromosome Iii ◽

Glyptotendipes Glaucus

Background. The genus Glyptotendipes includes widespread species of chironomids with the largest phytophilous larvae, which constitute a large percentage of the total biomass of invertebrates. Glyptotendipes glaucus (Meigen, 1818) is the dominant species of chironomids in Lake Chaika of the National Park “Curonian Spit”. Materials and methods. The material of the study included 51 Glyptotendipes glaucus fourth – instar larvae collected in Lake Chaika of the National Park “Curonian Spit”. Larvae were fixed in Carnoy’s liquid (ethanol : glacial acetic acid = 3 : 1) at the collection site. The slides of polytene chromosomes from salivary glands of the larvae were prepared according to the standard aceto – orsein technique. Chromosome mapping was carried out according to Belyanina and Durnova (1998). Results. The level of inversion polymorphism for given populations was determined. Two new inversion sequences glaD6 and glaD7 were detected and localized. Ectopic contact type of T-T between the chromosome G(IV) and the arm of F(III), as well as the monomorphy of the chromosome III(EF) Glyptotendipes glaucus were first identified in the Kaliningrad region. The value of the ratio of the number of inversion sequences to the number of genomic combinations corresponded to its level for previously studied reservoirs in Kaliningrad city. Conclusion. The prevalence of the inversion sequences glaA2, glaA3, glaB2 glaB3, glaB4, glaB6, glaC3, glaD2, glaD3, glaD5, glaG4 in chromosomes I(AB), II(CD) and IV(G) Glyptotendipes glaucus of Lake Chaika indicates the greatest variability and dynamism of this parts of the genome of the species.

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The Analysis of Education Programmes of Protected Areas and Possibilities of Using Them in Nonformal Learning

Pedagogika ◽

10.15823/p.2015.032 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 119 (3) ◽

pp. 173-181

Author(s):

Asta Klimienė ◽

Ramutis Klimas

Keyword(s):

Protected Areas ◽

Cultural Competency ◽

National Park ◽

Formal Education ◽

Educational Activity ◽

Local School ◽

Curonian Spit ◽

Educational Activities ◽

The Public ◽

Interest In Science

The learning in non-traditional environment can help to identify attractive activities, gain for each necessary social, and cultural competency. Non-formal education can help solve many problems in protected areas. In mostly all protected areas in Lithuania are educational activities – and this is one of aim of this institutions and also one of the educational components. Recently, but both the pupils and the public interest in science education has decreased. The protected areas organized various educational activities but by the research data 29 % respondents are not visited protected areas and not interested in them. The analysis of proposed educational activities in protected areas and opinions of the respondents, it is noted that the most popular educational activity in Lithuania is the tour (51.3 %). But sometimes the tour is called education. Only the Curonian Spit National Park carried out a study educational project with a local school, and only in Samogitia (Žemaitija) National park is the eco-education center.

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Around Baikal: on the causes of ecological problems

E3S Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/e3sconf/202016303009 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 163 ◽

pp. 03009

Author(s):

Leonid Korytny ◽

Olga Gagarinova

Keyword(s):

Economic Development ◽

Lake Baikal ◽

Forest Fires ◽

Legal Framework ◽

Effluent Treatment ◽

World Heritage Sites ◽

Protection Zone ◽

Heritage Sites ◽

Ecological Problems ◽

Natural Territory

This paper is devoted to the unique water body, Lake Baikal, the largest freshwater reservoir by volume in the world that was included on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites and is regulated by the federal law of its protection. The global role of Baikal as a strategic reserve of water resources of the highest class is increasing in importance. Furthermore, Lake Baikal and its surroundings are invariably the focus of ecological problems. The most challenging issues are the lake’s water pollution leading to changes in hydrobiocenoses, soil and vegetation digression in areas of increased recreational load, forest fires causing a decrease of the number of rare species of flora and fauna, etc. Imperfection of the legal framework, the lack of a unified managerial center and the attempts to deal with the problems solely at the federal level involve a number of incompetent decisions on the lake level regulation and on the setting of its water-protection zone. The conflicts of the interests of the subjects of the federal and regional levels in issues related to use and the protection of natural resources present serious obstacles to the development of a unified, ecologically oriented strategy of economic development of the territory. For a successful solution of the current challenges it is necessary to recognize the ecological problems of Lake Baikal as the priority concerns throughout the country, optimize management of the socio-economic development of the Baikal natural territory on the basis of nature-conservation principles by ensuring appropriate funding, develop a unified scheme of comprehensive monitoring of the ecological and sanitary-hygienic status of Lake Baikal and its protection zone, improve the system of scientific research on the Baikal natural territory, introduction ubiquitous ecological training and education of the population, organize the waste and effluent treatment system in accordance with the latest international technologies, etc.

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Perception of Sustainability of Spanish National Parks: Public Use, Tourism and Rural Development

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su12041333 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (4) ◽

pp. 1333 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Esteban Pérez-Calderón ◽

Jorge Manuel Prieto-Ballester ◽

Vanessa Miguel-Barrado ◽

Patricia Milanés-Montero

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Economic Development ◽

Social Development ◽

National Parks ◽

National Park ◽

Geographical Area ◽

Natural Area ◽

The Public ◽

Protected Natural Area

In the last decade, tourism activity associated with natural areas has stood out as a driver for economic development. Thus, it is a key factor for the economic and social sustainability of the community near a protected area. This paper analyses, considering the tourist exploitation and the public use of the National Park in the last decade, the perception about the sustainability of its geographical area closest. A questionnaire was used and sent to the authorities of the villages closest to each of the 15 National Parks. The structural equation model was used for the design and analysis of the model. The results confirmed significant relationships between the perception of economic development and quality of life, but not with social development. A positive relationship between quality of life and social development is also demonstrated. The three dimensions analysed, economic, social and quality of life, are influencing the perception of sustainability of the geographical area closest to the protected natural area. The legal limitations to the public use of these natural protected areas have been considered in the assessments made by the respondents. In conclusion, National Park managers, local entrepreneurs and institutional authorities (local, regional and national) are encouraged to better coordinate the resources of the protected natural area. The dynamization of tourist activities should be encouraged while respecting the biological value of the park, as has been done so far.

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PROSPECTS FOR THE ECOTOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN ZABAIKALSKY NATIONAL PARK

Service & Tourism Current Challenges ◽

10.22412/1995-0411-2017-11-4-92-102 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 92-102

Author(s):

Елена ВОРОБЬЕВСКАЯ ◽

Elena VOROBYEVSKAYA ◽

Надежда ТУЛЬСКАЯ ◽

Nadezhda TULSKAYA ◽

Наталья СЕНИНА ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Russian Federation ◽

National Park ◽

Ecological Capacity ◽

Significant Potential ◽

Different Types ◽

The Russian Federation ◽

High Level ◽

Natural Settings ◽

The Impact ◽

Natural Territory

The Russian Federation has developed network of different natural protected territories and significant potential for ecotourism development. Ecotourism should be considered as a priority type of tourism for Baikal natural territory. Zabaikalsky National Park is one of the few reserves in Russia, which in its natural settings fully meet the UNESCO criteria. The recreation nature use is developing rapidly in the park in the last ten years. Tourism is often spontaneous. Such development with the lack of organizational events caused several problems associated with the disruption of ecosystems. There is no organized and equipped routes, including ecological routes, where the tourists could explore the landscapes and components of the park. It’s necessary to equip the most popular areas of the park and to develop routes for of different types of tourists to reduce the recreational digression in the most popular tourist places. Any offers of nature protected territories development must correspond to the ecological capacity of natural objects, which depends on a set of parameters. The authors offer several actions to develop ecotourism in one of the most popular area “Monakhovo – Zmeevaya bay” to provide the high level of safety and comfort of eco-routs and to minimize the impact on nature.

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