Legal regulation of ecological tourism in Arctic

Abstract

Ecological tourism is one of the current trends in development of Arctic. There are several reasons for this: popularity of ecological tourism among modern travelers in general and competitiveness of Arctic travel in a unique and diverse nature; profitability of ecological entrepreneurship; environmental, socio-economic and educational importance of ecological tourism for sustainable development of Arctic. Accordingly, the legal regulation of ecological tourism in Arctic should serve the purpose of ensuring preservation of human capital, protection and reproduction of natural complex of Arctic, efficient use of material, financial and human resources based on modern achievements in the field of ecology and tourism technologies. Entrepreneurial activity in the field of ecological tourism in Arctic is carried out simultaneously in the context of international cooperation and interaction of professional entrepreneurs with local population of Arctic. It is important to consider possible impact of nature protection tourism on lifestyle of people living in Arctic. Indigenous people should have the right to preserve traditional way of life and, at the same time, opportunity to develop modern forms of self-organization, self-regulation. Legal guarantees for development of ecological tourism in Arctic are state support measures federal legislation, state programs, state budget.