Management of protected areas and ecotourism, what relationship?
Ikrame Selkani
In Morocco, the creation of National Parks is governed by the Dahir of September 11, 1934. These parks are the responsibility of the High Commissioner for Water and Forests and the fight against desertification. Since the Rio Summit (1992), Morocco has developed a strategy for conservation and development of protected areas Protecting and conserving the bioecological qualities of the environment, Assuming international responsibility for maintaining global biodiversity, Supporting private and associative initiatives related to the protection of nature ... are, among other things, the objectives of setting up parks natural, without forgetting to initiate respectful travel vis-à-vis the environment without degrading natural areas, what is now called green tourism.