Development of ecotourism infrastructure at protected areas of Primorsky Krai

Abstract

The paper discusses the features of the formation of ecotourism infrastructure in specially protected natural areas (PAs) of the Primorsky Krai. The need for the research is due to the lack of basic strategies for the development of Primorsky Krai protected areas, the lack of developed route programs for various categories of visitors and weak infrastructure of ecological routes at protected territories of the Primorsky Krai. Research method: a comparative analysis of the landscape structure of protected areas in the Primorsky Krai and the world. As a result of the study, the location and boundaries of nature reserves, recreational territories, economic zones in each of the functional zoning schemes of the two protected territories “Leopard Land” and “Call of the Tiger” were identified and depicted. Nodal points of the considered landscapes located in tourist centers and nearby villages are highlighted. As a result of the study, it was concluded that the infrastructure for nature tourism should be a subject to the principles of sustainable development of territories, minimize the negative impact on nature and increase the safety and comfort of tourists.

New data on water beetles (Coleoptera: Gyrinidae, Haliplidae, Noteridae, Dytiscidae, Hydrophilidae, Elmidae) of Primorsky Krai (Russia)

“…The protected areas of Primorsky Krai in the Russian Far East include six nature reserves, four national parks, ten habitat/species management areas, one botanical garden, one dendrological park, and one nature park [Maslovskaia et al, 2020]. Our study is based mainly on material collected in the Sikhote-Alin Nature Reserve.…”