Ecological tourism in specially protected natural territories

The sustainable development of ecological tourism in specially protected natural territories contributes to the formation of the Russian society's understanding of the modern role of specially protected natural territories in the preservation of biological and landscape diversity for future generations of citizens of our country. In this work, the author shows the differences between ecological tourism in specially protected natural territories from other types of tourism; made a conclusion about the need to consolidate in the legislation on specially protected natural territories the definition of ecological tourism in specially protected natural territories, proposed by the author; proposes a classification of ecological tourism depending on the special protection regime.