What issues should we pay special attention to when traveling in nature reserves?

1. The development of tourism in protected areas must be based on protection and develop eco-tourism on the basis of protection. Protection is the primary task of protected areas, the basis for tourism, and the driving force for the development of eco-tourism. Without protection, there will be no good ecological environment, and there will be no eco-tourism. In other words, tourism in protected areas must be subject to protection. Tourism carried out in protected areas must be eco-tourism, with ecological and social benefits as the main priority, and economic benefits are subordinate to ecological and social benefits; long-term interests (sustainable development) are the main priority, and current interests are subordinate to long-term interests.

2. Eco-tourism in protected areas must be based on protected areas, with core areas, buffer zones, and experimental areas reasonably divided, and strict protection in the form of fences, buried stakes, and warning signs in the core area. According to the "Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Nature Reserves", a part of the tourist area has been designated in the experimental area to carry out moderate ecotourism, visits and inspections, teaching internships, scientific experiments, etc. To carry out eco-tourism in the experimental area, it is necessary to reasonably plan tourist routes, limit the scope of tours, and minimize human interference to the ecosystem based on the distribution of scenic spots and scenery in the experimental area.

3. To carry out eco-tourism in protected areas, we must grasp the propaganda caliber and intensity of eco-tourism based on the maximum capacity and reasonable capacity of the environment. According to the allowed tourist area, tourist route and tourist time planned in the experimental area, according to the unit size indicators under the environmental permitting conditions currently stipulated in our country (forest recreation area 1~4 people/day? ha; suburban park 10~17 people /day?ha; suburban scenic area 5~10 people/day?ha; independent scenic area far away from the city 2~5 people/day?ha), or calculated according to the line environmental capacity index (30~60 meters/person) The maximum capacity and reasonable capacity of the environment, strict control of the number of tourists, and avoid predatory use of ecological resources in nature reserves.

The development of ecotourism based on protected areas must be restricted by reasonable environmental capacity, tour time restrictions and the ecological characteristics of ecotourism in protected areas. Therefore, when carrying out market promotion in protected areas, the propaganda caliber must be standardized, with reasonable environmental capacity and The tour time can determine the intensity of publicity. It cannot be like the popular tourism propaganda that "tour wild mountains, play in wild waters, collect wild flowers, eat game, light bonfires, and set off firecrackers". It should fully reflect the keynote of eco-tourism (fresh, natural, simple, quiet) and the fitness of eco-tourism. , cleanse the lungs, educate while traveling, return to nature and other characteristics. Nor can it attract tourists as overwhelmingly and unrestrainedly as mass tourism promotions.

4. When ecotourism is carried out in a protected area, its service operations must reflect the particularity of the protected area. Just as publicity cannot say "tour wild mountains, play in wild waters, collect wild flowers, eat game, light bonfires, and set off firecrackers", in terms of tourism business services, business service stalls in protected areas are not allowed to sell slingshots, toy guns and other items that pose a threat to wild animals. commodities; it is not allowed to sell crackers, crackers, firecrackers, fireworks and other commodities or hold bonfires or fireworks parties to avoid threatening the forest or frightening wild animals; it is not allowed to use coal, firewood and other cooking and heating fuels, and must use fuel oil instead. , gas, solar, wind, electric and other environmentally friendly boilers or stoves to avoid solid or gas pollution in the protected area.

5. To carry out ecotourism in protected areas, the tourism infrastructure and service facilities must be reasonably planned based on the characteristics of protection. The infrastructure construction for eco-tourism in nature reserves must be planned rationally and should not be too large. On the premise of ensuring forest fire prevention and resource patrolling, the original roads should be used to harden and protect slopes, and no large-scale earth-rock construction or reopening should be carried out. Build new tourist roads. If there are no roads in the original protected area, fire prevention roads can be built according to the needs of fire prevention and resource patrolling, and ecological damage can be minimized. Although people from all walks of life have mixed opinions about using cableways to replace tourist roads and trails, from the actual operation, the cableway has the huge advantages of less resource destruction, less exhaust emissions, and less water and soil erosion. At the same time, the operation of the cableway reduces and avoids tourists' The frequency of vegetation trampling and the opportunity for direct contact with wild animals and habitats have the advantage of protecting the ecological environment.

The service facilities of the nature reserve should be based on the principle of "touring within the area and providing services outside the area". Only management, education and a small number of supporting service facilities are retained in the area, and the remaining tourism service and reception facilities are handed over to surrounding communities according to unified planning. Carry out construction and management. Publicity and education facilities should also focus on audio and video displays, minimize the physical display of specimens, and avoid damage to the ecological environment and species in the area due to the construction of a herbarium (nature museum).

6. Eco-tourism in protected areas must be based on ecological publicity and the purpose of improving public ecological civilization. To carry out eco-tourism in a nature reserve, we must first organize professionals to write ecological commentary, rather than mythical and legendary tour guides. In the ecological commentary, it is important to analyze the ecological processes, flora and fauna, rare and endangered species, and protected species of the nature reserve. Protected animals and plants, explain the regional geography, ecosystem, landscape types, basic situation and main attractions of the reserve, preach the laws and regulations on the nature reserve, the ecological significance, ecological value and socio-economic value of the reserve, and improve personal Ecological protection awareness guides individuals’ support for protected areas. After the ecological commentary is completed, special training will be provided to the ecological publicity personnel and management personnel of the area. At the same time, ecological publicity signs will be planted on the tourist routes, and permanent ecological publicity slogans and slogans will be engraved to create an environmental education atmosphere for eco-tourism.

7. Eco-tourism in protected areas must be integrated with local residents. The area of ??nature reserves is only a small part of the surrounding communities (especially after returning farmland to forests), and it is far from enough to protect biological diversity through protected areas alone. The reserve must adhere to the principle of "touring within the area and providing services outside the area" and actively guide the community to build unique eco-tourism villages, folk resorts, recreation and entertainment cities and other service facilities in accordance with the overall planning layout to disperse the passenger flow and reduce pressure on the environment. At the same time, the surplus labor force in the community is diverted to the tourism service industry, which not only solves the problem of poverty alleviation and prosperity for local residents, avoids the cannibalization and plundering of protected area resources by local residents (depending on the mountain), but also increases the enthusiasm of local residents to protect the ecological environment. The goal of balanced development of the "four legs" of ecology, society, economy and culture has been achieved.

In short, tourism carried out in nature reserves, different from mass tourism, must be based on protection, with the purpose of promoting natural ecology and educating the public, with the purpose of raising public awareness of environmental protection, and with the purpose of stimulating local environmental protection. Ecotourism, which has its own mission to improve the economy and improve the cultural quality of local residents, should strictly regulate the basic construction, publicity methods, tourism reception and services in ecotourism.