The Role of Ecotourism in the Reduction of Anthropogenic Load on Natura 2000 Territories throughout Latvia

Environmental and Climate Technologies

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 79-86

  Leitis, Eriks ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LATVIA   (Latvia)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; ecotourism; environmental management; protected nature territories

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897838541     PISSN: 16915208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10145-011-0031-1     Document Type: Article

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