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Anton Gosar Layers of Tourism in Protected Ecosystems of Slovenia

Table 2 Management Objectives of Protected Areas Outlined by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature
and by the Slovenian Nature Conservation Act
Protected Management objectives defined by the Union for the Conserva- Management objectives defined by the
Area tion of Nature (International Union for the Conservation, 1994) Nature Conservation Act of the Republic of
Slovenia (Zakon o ohranjanju narave, 2004)
National Primary objectives: Protection of natural biodiversity, including Primary objectives: Natural parks should, in
Park organic structures and environmental processes of the area for addition to the purpose of protection (Tab.
promotion, education, and recreation. 1), set up a vision towards sustainable devel-
Secondary objectives: Management of the area of its natural opment of the area, considering the specific
state to ensure the sustainability of the representative examples, regional development and the complex needs
genetic resources, and natural processes. The site management of the residential population, including
must maintain the survival of viable and ecologically functional measures to support physical and mental
populations and communities of native species in such density, relaxation of humans. Protected areas should
which is necessary to keep the integrity of the ecosystem in the become future cells of sustainability.
long run. The management should contribute to biodiversity Secondary objectives: The purpose of des-
conservation, especially regional ecological processes. With the ignating protected areas by law (as in the
goal not to expand biological and ecological degradation, the Conservation Act of the RS) is to outline
management of the area should manage visits to the area for specific landscape areas with outstanding
relaxing and recreational purposes. It should concentrate on the natural features and authentic human-nature
education of visitors. At the same time, the management of the interactions. Each protected area should
protected site must consider the needs of the resident popula- be tackled separately and not within the
tion and local communities so that their acts do not harm the designated category of the general protection
primary goal of protection. In addition, the management of guidelines.
the protected site should, through adapted tourism products,
contribute to developing the local economy.
Regional/ Primary objectives: Protection and conservation of outstanding (See above)
Landscape and authentic landscapes (mainland, sea) and their associated
Park nature, including additional values of the site that have emerged
due to man’s interaction with nature.
Secondary objectives: The purpose of protection is to main-
tain a balanced interaction of man and nature by conserving
certain spatial areas and their corresponding traditional forms
of governance, including sociological, cultural, and spiritual
values. Management of named sites should also address the
broader protection of nature (flora and fauna; agricultural and
aquatic phenomenon) and the landscape’s specific use. It should
produce opportunities for relaxation, well-being and other
activities within recreation and tourism. Management of the site
should focus on the natural and cultural heritage to encourage
the active community to participate.
Source Dudley (2008), Berginc et al. (2006), and Sovinc and Gosar (2015)

industry and linked economies. Visits of tourists to natural significance (2865 m) for the Slovenian nation,
diverse natural resources of Slovenia, particularly sites our intention is also to start a discussion by which the
under protection, will be discussed and elaborated. Eastern Julian Alps, with their highest peak Triglav,
Special attention will be given to the Triglav Nation- would be placed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. In
al Park (TNP). Due to Triglav’s national, cultural and a way, this mountainous range, from its natural and

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