Development aspects of Baikalskii reserve for Tankhoi citizens

The paper considers points at issue of recreational development of Tankhoi settlement, which is situated on the border with Baikal Nature Biosphere Reserve. The contradiction between locals and the reserve administration arose as the result of Russian Government decision about necessity of educational tourism development on specially protected areas. The problem solving is demonstrated on the example of jointly worked out strategies for building of the reserve visitcenter and its adjacent zone at the settlement area, planning of recreational infrastructure at the Baikalskii reserve territory and Tankhoi, search perspective and mutually beneficial decisions and projects for the locals and the municipality administration from collaboration with the reserve direction and tourist-recreational activity development.