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The articles published at Arctic Art There are many specially protected natural areas in the Russian

& Culture dated 2015-2018 are unique Arctic. International ecotourism continues to develop in areas
that are on the UNESCO World Natural Heritage List. That
and relevant. way many natural, material, and spiritual monuments have been
preserved in their original condition in the Arctic Zone. These
include Lena Pillars in Yakutia, Wrangel Island in Chukotka, and
Putorana Plateau in Krasnoyarsk Region. Several projects were
all of interest to the organizers of ethnic tourism. Tourists are especially important for the Arctic tourist movement. The leader
also attracted by trips to shamans, and participation in rituals. in recent years among the destinations of ecological tourism
Routes with accommodation in families of peoples of the North within the Russian North is the Russian Arctic National Park. It
are of particular interest to tourists. However, not all travelers was founded in the Arkhangelsk region in 2009. Today it became
are prepared for such harsh living conditions. Unique natural the most northern and largest specially protected natural area of
resources and conditions of the Arctic provide for various types Russia. Since its inception, the park has been visited by citizens
of eco-tourism, as the most promising form of travel to attract of more than 70 countries. Until recently, most visitors to the
foreign tourists, that can be developed with relative ease since it park came from the People's Republic of China, while Russian
does not require expensive and extensive infrastructure. citizens accounted for only 10% of the visitors, according to the
In our country, the ecological sphere has never been perceived director.
as a field of entrepreneurial activities. Environmental education The revival of Beringia Nature Park became an important
and training were considered as the basis for environmental project for ecotourism development. Beringia is a beautiful name
tourism. Recently, this approach has changed and ecotourism for the ancient Arctic land between Asia and North America. It
is now seen as a profitable business. The environmental tourist is often compared with Atlantis and Hyperborea.
services in the Arctic are regulated by the Russian legislation It is hard to overestimate the Berelekhsky Mammoth Cemetery,
and international agreements that define modern standards and a unique monument of ancient fauna, and its significance for the
rules of doing business and environment protection. At the same prospects of Ecological Tourism in the Arctic. Kytalyk Resource
time, ecotourism is an independent type of travel as described Reserve also became widely known among tourists. It was created
in the concept of the Federal Target Program for Development to protect the eastern population of Siberian White Crane.
of Domestic and Inbound Tourism in the Russian Federation As the foreign experience demonstrates, the legal regulation
(2019–2025). of the ecotourism business in the Arctic should integrate the
Many people are concerned with the problems of the Arctic, results of modern scientific research and traditional knowledge
including the conservation of its natural complexes. The Green of the indigenous and local Arctic population.
Arctic Interregional Public Environmental Organization is an Several factors provide incentives for such activities. First,
example of how to promote the ideas of Environmental Education tourism can foster the sustainable development of reindeer
and organize practices for the restoration of Arctic ecosystems. herding. Secondly, locals engaged in the tourist industry can
The organization mainly focuses on environmental activities, preserve and support cultural and ethnic traditions. Thirdly,
public environmental expertise, education, and scientific work. communicating with travelers, locals can tell sincere stories
The development of ecotourism is seen as an important area of about life in the harsh conditions of the Arctic. As a result,
its activity. stereotypes will be destroyed.

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