International ecotourism trends and its impact on sustainable development in Romania

Abstract

The development of ecotourism focuses mainly on four directions: economic by increasing the degree of capitalization of resources, ecological by ensuring the rational use of all resources, reducing and eliminating waste, their recycling, ensuring the preservation and protection of environment, reducing the process of removal of agricultural and forestry land from agricultural and forestry circuit, socially by increasing the number of jobs, maintaining traditional crafts, attracting the population into practicing different forms of tourism, cultural by capitalizing on the special elements of civilization, art and culture, expressing a certain cultural identity and developing the spirit of tolerance.