Presentation "Sustainable Tourism Development Strategy: case of Soomaa National Park, Estonia" at the 5th International Conference on Monitoring and Management of Visitor Flows in Recreational and Protected Areas.

1. Sustainable Tourism Development Strategy: case of Soomaa National Park Estonia Aivar Ruukel Estonian University of Life Sciences MMV 2010 - Wageningen, The Netherlands - 30 th May – 3 June 2010

2. Soomaa – Land of Peat-Bogs

3. Where is Soomaa?

4. Soomaa - Capital of Estonian Wilderness

6. Large untouched bogs

7. Naturally meandering rivers

8. Regular floods – a fifth season

9. april 2010

11. Fifth Season

13. Living Culture of Dugout Canoes

15. Dugout-Canoe Building Camps since 1996

16. Dugout-Canoe Trips on Ancient Waterway

17. Floodplain Meadows

18. Soomaa is RAMSAR and Importand Bird Area

19. Nominated for UNESCO World Heritage list

20. Home for big carnivores

21. Wildlife Tracking

22. Snow shoeing

23. Kick-spark trips on frozen rivers

24. Sustainable Tourism Strategy Vision Vision Soomaa NP that belongs to the network of European wilderness areas is the most popular wilderness tourism destination of the Baltic’s. Its tourism products base on wilderness experience, uniqueness of Soomaa, cultural heritage and quality service that are offered by the local tourism entrepreneurs and stakeholders.

25. 1.Ecological aim – tourism supports the nature conservation objectives of the Soomaa NP 2.Economical aim – tourism supports local livelihood with creation of jobs and entrepreneurships 3.Social aim – tourism supports the welfare of local community and preservation of local way of life 4.Tourism development aim – Soomaa tourism products and services have strong quality and the tourism entrepreneurs are competitive and sustainable.

27. Zoning for Sustainable Tourism

30. Soomaa Tourism Region

31. EDEN Award 2009

32. Challneges - Local Food

34. Bogshoeing – a True Wilderness Experience

36. Людмила Руукел +3725029793 [email_address] Контакты: Challenges in 2010 Marketing Plan 2010 - 2012

37. Target Groups of Soomaa

38. Local PAN Park partners

39. Thank You!