PROBLEMS OF RECREATIONAL USE OF PROTECTED AREAS OF THE LAKE BAIKAL COAST (THE CASE OF THE REPUBLIC OF BURYATIA)

Abstract

the current state of the use for recreational purposes of specially protected natural areas (SPNA) of the Republic of Buryatia, located on the coast of the Lake Baikal. The features of the recreational use of protected areas of various categories are considered. An analysis of the dynamics of tourist flows in protected areas is given and their increase is noted in the last five years. The most important problems of the recreational use of PAs were and remain the regulation of recreational loads, the removal and disposal of liquid and solid household waste and others. To solve these problems, it is necessary to conduct scientific research in the development of tools and mechanisms to regulate tourist flows, and to improve the regulatory framework for regulating tourism in protected areas.