DEVELOPMENT AND ORGANIZATION OF ECOLOGICAL TOURISM IN NATURAL RESERVED AREAS OF UKRAINE

Abstract. The article reveals the features of the development and structure of ecological tourism in the natural protected areas of Ukraine. Tourism develops only in natural protected areas that are of national importance. As the analysis has shown, when determining the pace and directions of development of ecological tourism, a differentiated approach is necessary in the context of each type of natural protected areas. Considerable attention is paid to ecotourism in reserves, national natural parks, arboretums, botanical gardens and parks-monuments of landscape art.

Keywords: ecological tourism, natural protected areas, international tourism, protected areas, reserves