5 september 2014

Ecotourism is gaining popularity in Russia

Party project “Saint-Petersburg – the Sea Capital of Russia” became a partner of the II International ecotourism Forum “Hedgehog”, which takes place from 3 to 5 of September in the Republic of Komi. The Forum is held under the personal patronage of the Head of the Republic of Komi V.M.Gaizer.

The project “Saint-Petersburg – the Sea Capital of Russia, existing since 2006, brings to the public agenda the most actual issues related to the development of transport infrastructure. One of them is to ensure environmental safety.
The II International ecotourism Forum “Hedgehog” has a special mission – assistance to the development of Russian nature-based tourism. This issue is of current interest not only for the Republic of Komi, but also for all the regions of the Russian Federation, because the formation of tourist potential of the country directly depends both on the state of environment and the development of the transport infrastructure.

During the Forum there was the Public meeting which participants discussed the issues of development and promotion of nature-based tourism in the region. Faction leader of the political party "UNITED RUSSIA" in the State Council of the Komi Republic, Chairman of the Committee on Natural Resources, Environment and Ecology, Alexander Makarenko presented a paper on "Environmental and legal aspects of the development of ecotourism in protected natural territories of the Republic of Komi." Representatives of government, public and commercial organizations focused their attention on the development of tourism infrastructure in municipal areas.

Solutions developed in the course of the Public meeting will be carefully considered by the authorities for the implementation of specific measures to strengthen the region's environmental security and will be a sound investment in the creation of a favorable climate in the Russian tourist, inter alia, in the Republic of Komi.

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