COST E33: FOREST RECREATION AND NATURE TOURISM

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COST E33 FOREST RECREATION AND NATURE TOURISM

• Eleni Xanthopoulou
• NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION
• Forest Research Institute
• Thessaloniki, Greece

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Types of areas for forest recreation

• 1. National Parks
• 2. Aesthetic Forests.
• 3. Peri-urban Forests
• 4. Recreation sites in various productive forests

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Research about forest recreation by the following
Authorities and Organisations

• Ministry of Agriculture
• National Agricultural Research Foundation
  (NAGREF)
• Forest Research Institute of Thessaloniki
• University School of Forestry and Natural
  Resources, Thessaloniki
• Polytechnic School of Drama, Northern Greece

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Forest Recreation in Practice(Authorities using
research results)

• Ministry of Agriculture
• Forest Service
• Ministry of Physical Planning, Environment and
  Public Works
• Regional Authorities (Forest and Planning
  Authorities)
• Local Authorities ( Prefectures, Municipalities
  and Communities)

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Fields

• Regional and local five-year development plans
• Action Plans (of 2 3 years duration)

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Problems

• Policy makers sometimes ignore the results of
  recreational research
• Problems in Coordinating Authorities and
  Interesting Groups
• Resolution of arising conflicts
• Lack of financing for completion of recreation
  works